M&S sends single-use cardboard cartons packing

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Company launches incentive to encourage use of reusable packaging as food-to-go business expands

M&S is to today become the first major retailer to introduce a reusable container incentive for its food-to-go range as part of on-going efforts to reduce single use packaging. Mirroring the incentives...

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