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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Richard Jenkins

UNCOVERED: Millions of homeware items thrown away each year research finds | History Defined

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Brits throw away a collective 70 million homeware items each year - which could have been donated, sold or repurposed.

Research of 2,000 adults found 29 per cent admit to throwing their homewares in the bin, rather than finding a way to avoid them going to landfill.

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