From a consumer standpoint, we definitely have reached a tipping point in the area of vehicle navigation.

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All public mixed recycling bins could be removed from an area of Oxfordshire after problems with fly-tipping.

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Empty homes were a blight on communities, said the charity, often attracting fly-tipping and vandalism, which can tie up local resources and deter investment in an area.

BBC: Councils 'must fill empty private homes' says charity

"We think right now it's at a tipping point where the housing values will drastically decrease and it will become a very blighted area, " says Payne.

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Daniel Lurie, CEO and founder of Tipping Point, a San Francisco-based foundation working to reduce poverty in the Bay Area, says the nonprofit's user base has broadened significantly over its seven-year history.

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