Tesco banishes shrink wrap for multipack cans

Madeleine Cuff
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Heinz is exploring ways to roll out the initiative across other retailers, a move that could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 3300 tonnes a year.

Tesco is outlawing shrink wrap used to bind multipacks of cans together in a bid to slash plastic packaging, including branded items such as Heinz baked beans and tomato soup, it announced yesterday...

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