

2015–2015 · BBC Two · Ended
Britain generates enough rubbish to fill the Albert Hall every hour. But once we put our bins out to be collected very few of us know exactly what happens to what we throw away after it goes in the back of the truck.
Tuesday at 21:00 (Europe/London)
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S01E03 · Big Problems, Big Solutions
2015-05-12
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