Waitrose to halve packaging and sell only sustainable fish by 2016

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Retailer unveils new 12 targets, including increasing use of LED lights and powering 40 stores with sustainable woodchips

Waitrose has revealed plans to halve the amount of packaging it uses against 2005 levels and ensure all its fish is sustainably-sourced by 2016. The supermarket made the announcements late last week,...

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