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RP2019: News Article: Sorry, burning our recyclables isn't the solution

Burning recyclable material to produce energy is about as smart as burning your antique furniture to keep warm. Both practices ignore the potential value of what is being burned, instead seeing only a waste product that can be used as fuel. Even so, there have been calls recently for building waste-to-energy plants now that China will no longer receive our waste or recyclables.

Read the full article in The Age  (4 March 2018) HERE

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