Sainsbury's squeezes more toilet rolls on to lorries

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Supermarket hopes to save 140 tonnes of carbon emissions a year by reducing diameter of toilet roll tube

Sainsbury's has been hailed as the first brand to shrink the cardboard tube inside toilet paper rolls in a bid to cut carbon emissions from transporting bulky packages. The supermarket will next month...

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