Waitrose scraps coloured milk caps in supermarket first

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Familiar blue, green, and red milk bottle caps are being replaced with clear alternatives that are easier to recycle

Supermarket Waitrose has announced it is to replace the coloured plastic caps on its milk bottles with clear alternatives in a move that should increase the availability of recycled plastic (rHDPE) on...

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