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The government announces "The Big Recycle" - a week of publicity to highlight the need for increasing the proportion of waste recycled by the UK. It turns out, predictably, to be pretty low at present, compared to the impressive green record of other Europeans such as Austria and Germany. The announcement comes after a week in which the price of a barrel of oil has passed $60 for the first time, just to underline the urgency of addressing environmental issues. Blair has ignored the environment until now. Is this the tipping point?

The Times; Saturday 25/6/05

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