Sainsbury's launches dedicated Easter egg recycling scheme

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Supermarket giant to provide special recycling points in store for Easter egg packaging in latest attempt to cut waste levels

Sainsbury's will this week become the first supermarket to provide dedicated Easter egg packaging in an attempt to make it easier for customers to recycle the mixture of foil, cardboard, and plastic that...

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