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Aldi joins campaign to turn back the period products plastics tide

Toby Hill
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Aldi is removing all plastic applicators from its own brand tampons by the end of the month
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Aldi is removing all plastic applicators from its own brand tampons by the end of the month

German discount supermarket Aldi is removing plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons from the end of this month

Aldi is scrapping plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons and replacing them with cardboard alternatives, the supermarket announced yesterday The policy, which comes into effect at the end of...

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