Business Green: More than 50,000 new jobs would be created across the country if the UK increased its recycling targets, according to a report launched today by Friends of the Earth. The report, More jobs, less waste, argues that at least 51,400 new jobs would be created across the UK if we recycled 70 per cent of the waste collected by local councils. And a further 18,800 jobs could be created if we recycled commercial and industrial waste at the same rate. The UK’s management of municipal …