Wagamama opts for recyclable ramen bowls in battle against waste

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Restaurant chain estimates new cPET food packaging will save 330 tonnes of plastic from its supply chain annually

Wagamama is removing most of the plastic from the packaging used in its food deliveries and shifting instead to fully recyclable materials, in a move the restaurant chain claims could remove up to 330...

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