Waitrose launches £1m grant fund to fight plastic pollution

Madeleine Cuff
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Plan Plastic: The Million Pound Challenge will use cash from plastic bag sales to fund innovative plastic-fighting projects

Waitrose has teamed up with environmental charity Hubbub to launch a £1m fund to support innovative projects tackling plastic pollution. Plan Plastic: The Million Pound Challenge, which was launched...

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