Asda to make plastic packaging a rare sight for its steak range

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Cardboard trays trialed on one steak cut is to be rolled out to entire range from mid-December

Asda is to replace more than 23 million plastic trays each year with cardboard across its steak products, the company announced this week. The move will cut the supermarket chain's plastic use by 700...

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