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'Unpacked': Packaging-free shopping forges ahead as Waitrose launches expanded trial

Toby Hill
clock 26 January 2021 • 3 min read
Waitrose is expanding its experiment with packaging-free shopping
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Waitrose is expanding its experiment with packaging-free shopping

Supermarket ranked top in a Greenpeace report evaluating progress made by UK supermarkets in slashing plastic use

Waitrose is expanding its experiment with packaging-free shopping by integrating unpacked items such as rice, pasta, cereals, and dried fruit into its regular aisles at a trailblazing store in Wallingford,...

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