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Government to ban waste carpet in equestrian surfaces

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THE Government is banning the use of waste carpet in equestrian surfaces, “likely before 1 January”.

In a briefing to Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK), the Environment Agency (EA) said: “Following a review of the available evidence on chemicals in carpets, the EA has decided to withdraw RPS248 on

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