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Britain does badly, at least compared to most of northern Europe, when it comes to many areas of recycling: Germany's beer bottle recycling, for instance, is a great feat of central planning and legislation. But thanks to charity shops, Britain probably leads the developed world in recycling certain items: clothes, books and videos spring to mind. Charity shops have also played a big part in keeping high-streets ticking over as they struggle to compete with out-of-town retail parks. It's strange that they're largely forgotten and overlooked by politicians and economists.