Tesco launches trial to ditch 'unnecessary' cardboard packaging from toothpaste

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Tesco launches trial to ditch 'unnecessary' cardboard packaging from toothpaste

Supermarket estimates move could save 680 tonnes of cardboard a year

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is launching a trial to address the issue of excess and unnecessary toothpaste packaging in the UK by selling tubes without cardboard boxes. The trial is launching...

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