Greene King serves up zero waste to landfill target

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Brewer working with WRAP and waste management firm SWR to boost recycling and cut waste across its 3,000 UK pubs

Greene King is aiming to become the UK's first major pub chain to send zero waste to landfill across the entirety of its operations, the company announced today. The new target, which it aims to meet...

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