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"Staff at the Royal Mail reportedly use two million rubber bands every day. Figures released following a Freedom of Information request from The Daily Telegraph found that the postal service has spent nearly \u00C2\u00A35 million on four billion bands over the past five years. Of reported complaints about littering, a spokesman told the newspaper: &amp;quot;Royal Mail uses biodegradable rubber bands because they are necessary when it comes to the effective sorting and delivery of the mail.  &amp;quot;We regularly remind postmen and women about the importance of avoiding litter. The vast majority of rubber bands are reused by our people in delivery offices and mail centres across the UK.&amp;quot; Fiona Ashurst of Keep Britain Tidy said: &amp;quot;Red rubber bands may not be as visually offensive as cigarette butts, however they are most definitely litter.  &amp;quot;By pocketing the rubber bands to use again, not only will this help to keep our streets clean, it will save the Royal Mail money as well.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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