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One stop shop: Sainsbury's expands in-store recycling scheme for flexible plastics

Jo Carnegie
clock 25 June 2021 • 2 min read
The flexible plastics recycling scheme is being rolled out across over 500 UK stores | Credit: Sainsbury's
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The flexible plastics recycling scheme is being rolled out across over 500 UK stores | Credit: Sainsbury's

Supermarket chain to offer in-store recycling of flexible plastic packaging nationwide following successful trial

Sainsbury's is to roll out a new nationwide recycling service across 520 of its supermarkets, following the successful trial of a in-store collection sites for flexible plastic packaging that is often...

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