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Supermarkets have cut plastic packaging by a tenth, report reveals

November 30, 2021

Via: Charged

Leading UK manufacturers and retailers have reduced plastic by 10 per cent over the past few years, a new report has revealed.

In addition, members of the “UK plastics pact”, made up of major supermarkets, manufacturers and producers have almost halved the number of superfluous plastic items since 2018.

The recycled content in packaging has also doubled to 18 per cent since 2018 and there has been a 70 per cent reduction in materials that make recycling difficult, waste reduction organisation WRAP reveals.

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