Delphis unveils world's first packaging made entirely from recycled plastic

Madeleine Cuff
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Hailed as a 'closed loop breakthrough', the new recycled plastic bottle took five years to develop

A British cleaning products firm, Delphis Eco, has this week revealed what it claims to be the world's first plastic packaging made entirely from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. The new recycled...

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