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Councils in Merseyside have drafted a joint municipal waste management strategy for the region
that includes recycling 50% of household waste by 2020.
Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has heaped praise on a low-cost
recycling scheme that has seen Fife Council's recycling rates soar to 65%. 
Specialist automotive recycling company SWR Waste Management has won the waste contract for leading dealership group Ridgeway. 
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