Two thirds of Brits claim Easter chocolate is egg-cessively packaged

Stuart Stone
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UK expected to get through 123 million chocolate eggs this Easter, resulting in around 8,000 tonnes of packaging waste

Although Brits are expected to consume 123 million chocolate eggs this Easter, around two thirds believe they are excessively packaged and result in unnecessary waste, according to new research from paper...

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