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THE SUSTAINABLE HOME

In Margate it’s seagulls rather than foxes that empty bins and scatter the contents over the pavements. This is particularly distressing living next to the sea as it only takes a matter of hours before plastic can be breezed into the wash. People blame the gulls, but I jump to their defence – they are scavengers,

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