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Landlords, don't fall foul of post-Brexit waste crime

Landowners and landlords are increasingly becoming victims of waste crimes and being saddled with the cost of removing waste from their properties.

As Brexit looms, tariffs rise and waste disposal costs increase, abandoning waste begins ...

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The missing link: Addressing the WEEE and EEE data gap

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Media reporting and the evolving UK resources and waste sector

With the General Election only days away, the media coverage of the debates, issues, and back stories continues to ramp up, you can’t really escape the plethora of well-crafted soundbites, well-planned photoshoots, and the obvious political sparring ...

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