Materials worth £650m thrown in landfill or burned in the UK – survey

Press Association: At least £650m worth of valuable materials are being thrown into landfill or burned in the UK each year, despite rising costs of natural resources, campaigners and industry warned on Monday. A coalition of business groups and environmentalists said products ranging from steel, wheat and rubber to rare earth metals necessary for making goods such as mobile phones will become increasingly costly, threatening UK productivity. The coalition, which includes the manufacturers' organisation EEF and...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/20/rare-earth-metals-resources-landfill-waste
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