M&S recyclable PaperTies to replace plastic and wire clips

Will Nichols
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Packaging innovation for toys is easier to open and can be put in kerbside paper recycling bins, retailer says

Marks & Spencer has launched a new paper packaging innovation, which the retailer says could spell the end for irritating and often unrecyclable plastic ties and wire clips. A number of the retailer's...

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