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Plastic waste set to beat price as UK shoppers' top concern - study

Plastic waste set to beat price as UK shoppers' top concern - study
  • Sandra Laville, the Guardian
  • 10 September 2018
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In the next decade, reduced packaging and increased recyclability will become the main issues for consumers, research shows

The number one issue for British shoppers in the next decade will be to reduce packaging and use more recyclable materials, according to new research. For perhaps the first time, the public puts environmental...

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