In 2008, the UK recycled around 37% of municipal waste - rubbish collected by local councils from households and other sources such as street sweepings and public bins.

2008年，英国回收了大约37%的城市废弃物，这些是地方市政从住户及其他如道路清扫和公共垃圾箱之类源头收集的垃圾。

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"We would like to find some way of testing the street sweepings so that either by directly, or after some treatment, we can take it to composting, " he said.

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