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Police are concerned for the mother's welfare after making the discovery at a site in Cambridge on Wednesday

Police are now investigating

Cambridgeshire Police said the deceased infant was discovered at a recycling centre.

Officers are appealing to the young boy’s mother to get in touch with them

The house was stacked with bottles full of urine

Cambridgeshire Constabulary were called to the scene after an unnamed person found the body of at the recycling centre in Waterbeach, just north of Cambridge on Tuesday

Changes to legislation and a need to save cash have driven a radical shake-up of services that councillors are being asked to approve

Small scale recycling is under way but most rubbish still ends up in landfills and waste-to-energy plans have stalled.

The elected council voted at this month's council meeting to call on the NSW government and opposition to return the full levy local councils pay to fund waste diversion initiatives.

Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering – from homes, businesses and landfills – up to 60% of all plastics which are then recycled. These workers do more than any other people to prevent plastic contaminating the environment, yet their work is rarely valued and they struggle to…

People will be able to exchange their plastic waste for coins from 2024 onwards