Aldi swaps plastic for cardboard in toothbrush packaging

Cecilia Keating
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Aldi swaps plastic for cardboard in toothbrush packaging

Move set to remove 17 tonnes of plastic packaging annually

Aldi has swapped out plastic for cardboard in its packaging for its own-label toothbrushes, in a bid to make it easier to recycle. Announcing the change late last week, the supermarket said the change...

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