Green poppies: Plastic-free redesign from Royal British Legion cuts carbon emission by 40 per cent

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Royal British Legion
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Credit: Royal British Legion

Armed forces charity makes poppies from coffee cup offcuts and wood fibre, slashing carbon emissions from its 2023 appeal

The Royal British Legion has created a first plastic-free poppy made from by-products of sustainable forestry and coffee cup production in time for its 2023 appeal. The new design, which used a blend...

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