'Victory for common sense' hailed on waste

By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023

Councils have claimed a ‘victory for common sense’ after ministers watered down plans to standardise waste and recycling collections.

Ministers have settled on a standardised approach to what can be recycled across the UK, but councils will retain significant flexibility over how they collect waste.

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