Ecover casts ocean plastic net wide in pursuit of circular economy innovation

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The BusinessGreen Technology Award winner explains how it took waste plastic from the world's oceans and turned it into pristine new bottles

Where do you go next when you already have a reputation for environmental responsibility and ocean protection? The answer, in the case of green cleaning products specialist Ecover, is to embark on one...

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