Virgin Atlantic: Taking recycling to 33,000ft

James Murray
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Airline reveals new amenity kits will be made using four million recycled plastic bottles

Virgin Atlantic may have attracted the ire of environmentalists over Richard Branson's controversial plans to start operating UK domestic flights, but passengers can at least rest assured the company's...

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