Asda to install coffee pod recycling points in over 600 stores

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Supermarket said partnership with Podback will encourage more customers to recycle and incorporate sustainable habits into their shopping routines

Coffee fans can now recycle their aluminium and plastic coffee pods in more than 600 Asda stores across the UK, thanks to a new partnership between the supermarket giant and coffee pod recycling service...

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