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A TV appearance!
14 Apr 2026
Gareth Rollings, Chair of LARAC
Food waste is here, for our members that did not already provide the service. For those of you that have or are maybe just about to start I hope its going well for you all. It has felt like a long wait since the Resources and Waste Strategy for England was published in December 2018 and Simpler Recycling guidance in March 2025 and we still have...
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