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Andrea Height 04 Nov 2009 The UK has been living in a bubble of consumption that is about to burst, warned Environment secretary Hilary Benn. Full Article at Materials Recycling Week

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Charlie Dimmock poses as she launches BTCV's carbon army, mobilising 300,000 volunteers to fight climate change on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Helena Christensen launches her new photographic exhibition 'Meltdown' at Proud Gallery Central on November 18, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Hilary Benn MP gives a speech at the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards 2009 at Broadcasting House on November 25, 2009 in London, England. The Awards were launched in 2000 by HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.
  5. A closed sign is posted in a shop as residents continue the clean up of Cockermouth after heavy floods in northern England November 24, 2009.
  6. LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd L), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (3rd L), Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell and Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Leader of the House of Lords and Chanc...
  7. LONDON - JULY 23: Land girl Elizabeth Harding (aged 89) admires a scarecrow as she takes a walk around the Dig for Victory: War on Waste allotment at Saint James' Park on July 23, 2008 in London, England.
  8. KOBE, JAPAN - MAY 24: Britain's Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (L), Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen Johnson (C) and EU Deputy Director-General for the Environment, Jos Delbeke (R) pose for a family photo session of the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting at Kobe Po...
  9. LONDON - MARCH 27: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pose for pictures with members of their respective cabinets at the Emirates Stadium on March 27, 2008 in London, England. President Sarkozy is on the second day of a two day state visit to the United Kingdom.

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