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      <description>Southend-on-Sea City Council held a workshop earlier this month attended by over 25 council officers, to discuss how the city will benefit from moving towards a ‘circular economy’.</description>
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      <description>We held our first ever zero carbon breakfast meeting this week (22 March) to present our new carbon footprint and green city ambition.</description>
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