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Watchdog warns councils still in dark on waste reforms

The Government ‘still lacks effective long-term plans to reduce waste,’ according to the National Audit Office's new report.

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By Martin Ford | 28 June 2023

The Government ‘still lacks effective long-term plans to reduce waste,' according to a watchdog's new report.

More than four years after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published its strategy for a circular economy, the National Audit Office (NAO) found effective delivery plans ‘do not yet exist'.

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