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Birmingham, at the bottom of the recycling table — and no change in sight

Only 22.5% of household waste is recycled and the city is heavily dependent on incineration “There are a lot of things that you can’t recycle here,” says Claire Douglas, sitting on a bench in Birmingham’s Cathedral Square. It’s a sunny afternoon in May and the place is full of people enjoying the spring. “Until five years ago […]

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