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Day: 16 November 2006

Biofuel market ‘grew fivefold in a year’

The bio-fuel market is expanding rapidly, with a fivefold rise in sales between 2004-2005, the Government said as it reviewed its non-food crops strategy.

Minister urges consumers to dump packaging at the checkout

Ben Bradshaw, the Minister responsible for waste issues, has told consumers if they are unhappy with excessive packaging on supermarket products, they should unwrap them at the checkout and leave the unwanted rubbish for the shop to deal with.

Homeowners ‘in denial’ about flood risk

Flooding can cost homeowners 30 times more than burglary, yet most people at risk do nothing to protect their properties, the Environment Agency has said.

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