Unilever reaches "zero waste" factory milestone

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Consumer goods giant says all its European factories have now achieved "zero waste" status, meaning three quarters of plants globally send no waste to landfill

Unilever has announced that all of its European factories have achieved zero non-hazardous waste to landfill status, meaning that more than three quarters of the company's global factory network no longer...

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