Waitrose to roll out biodegradable cotton buds to cut plastic pollution

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Supermarket giant worked with manufacturer Polyco to switch cotton bud stems from plastic to paper

From September 2017 Waitrose will only sell cotton buds with paper stems, in the latest move by the supermarket to cut levels of plastic waste. UK manufacturer Polyco revealed this week it has been...

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