'Plastic-free homes': GreenSquareAccord debuts Europe's first plastic-free residential development

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UK's first plastic-free homes
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UK's first plastic-free homes

A former carpark factory in the West Midlands has been re-developed into 12 homes built entirely with plastic-free alternatives

Sustainable developer GreenSquareAccord is close to completing Europe and the UK's first entirely plastic-free residential development project in the West Midlands, comprising 12 affordable homes which...

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