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You and Yours: Plastic Waste, Theatre Dining, Interior Design Trends

Plastic Waste, Theatre Dining, Interior Design Trends

22/12/2017

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Plastic Waste, Theatre Dining, Interior Design Trends

Plastic bottles and recycling, interior design trends for 2018 and dining out in theatres.

Why MPs want businesses to take a lead on plastic recycling. Also, would you eat a meal in a theatre during a production, and what's in vogue in interior design for next year?

We look at plastic packaging and waste. MPs want businesses to take the lead on cutting waste, but will it end up with consumers carrying the cost?

Would you eat a full meal during a night out at the theatre? We look at the rise in dining out during a production.

Can companies insist that critical online reviews be taken down?

We hear how the Welsh Government is trying to tackle the number of empty shops on the high street.

Al Murray tells us his most memorable Christmas present.

And we look at the cost of living this Christmas.

PRESENTER: The Consumer Affairs own Father Christmas - Peter White

PRODUCER: Santa's Little Helper.

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