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Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment' →

January 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Consumer pressure to end plastic packaging in shops could actually be harming the environment, a report says. Firms are swapping to other packaging materials which are potentially even worse for the environment, the cross-party Parliamentary group warns. BBC NEWS

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January 17, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
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Unilever vows to reduce use of plastic packaging →

October 07, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Unilever has pledged to reduce the amount of plastic packaging it produces annually by about 14 per cent by 2025 across all its brands from Dove soap to Lipton tea, and to halve its reliance on non-recycled plastics. THE FINANCIAL TIMES

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October 07, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
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