Buried treasure

By Eleanor Young 2002-11-05T00:00:00

Source: Topfoto

Wine bottles, drink cartons and old newspapers. The contents of your bin bag may not look valuable but all these products – and others that are thrown away on building sites across the UK – could be turned into useful construction materials. Here's how …

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