Iceland launches plastic bottle recycling trial at Belfast store

Michael Holder
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Retailer also extends trial of deposit return scheme for another six months at four stores in England, Wales, and Scotland

Iceland has unveiled what it claims is Northern Ireland's first in-store reverse vending machine for plastic bottles as part of a six-month recycling trial launched today. The frozen food retailer said...

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