M&S introduces recycling scheme for beauty products

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M&S introduces recycling scheme for beauty products

New initiative could stop over two tonnes of empty beauty packaging from landfill in its first 12 months, retailer estimates

Marks & Spencer customers can now recycle their empty beauty packaging at 40 stores across the UK after the retail giant last week launched a a new takeback scheme for hard to recycle products. In...

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