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Illegal dumping

A pile of rubbish illegally tipped by the road side.

A pile of rubbish illegally tipped by the road side. It’s important to make waste disposal and recycling options easily accessible and attractive, to avoid problems with illegal dumping of waste, which often contains hazardous waste.

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Published: 9 September 2008Size: 84.54 KB
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