Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises

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Buoyant sales and slow action on packaging of branded products threatens supermarket plastic reduction pledges, research reveals

Plastic packaging has risen in seven out of the top ten UK supermarkets over the past 12 months, despite public commitments to tackle the problem. An investigation by Greenpeace and the Environmental...

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