Groundbreaking new policy: make do and mend

The government is so green that it's planning to recycle policies. Lord de Mauley, the waste minister at the Department for the Environment, has been producing a strategy to ensure the UK meets European targets for cutting waste. Top of the list is a plan to encourage us all to 'make do and mend'.

So is there anything new in his plans - or is this flagrant policy recycling?
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