Retailers promise to open new front in war on waste
Food waste in firing line as supermarkets sign up to new set of Courtauld Commitments, but could progress on packaging be stalling?
There are few issues guaranteed to make environmentalists' blood boil quite like packaging and food waste. From single bananas in plastic wrapping to giant bags of produce that go off within days, packaging...
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