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'Almost half of our waste goes to recycling'
It's almost a year since the Birmingham bin strikes were officially announced and collections have been tough on the second city.
But whilst all of this has been going on, look at recycling figures across the West Midlands reveals that Lichfield is doing quite well.
Josh Sandiford spent the morning with Waste Operations manager Darren Phillips for a day on the bins.
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