McVitie's 'Biscuit Wrapper Brigade' saves one million wrappers from landfill

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Biscuit company's recycling scheme sees the equivalent of four and a half Fiat 500 cars recycled, whilst raising more than £35,000 for charitable causes

A landmark one million biscuit wrappers have been saved from landfill through an innovative recycling scheme dubbed McVitie's Biscuit Wrapper Brigade. McVitie's manufacturer United Biscuits announced...

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