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Plastic-free packaging comes to those who order a Guinness

Toby Hill
clock 15 April 2019 •
Plastic-free packaging comes to those who order a Guinness

Diageo debuts new plastic-free can packaging for its leading beer brands

Drinks giant Diageo is reducing the amount of plastic in its beer packaging by removing the plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap from its multipacks of Guinness, Harp, and Smithwick's. The move, which...

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