70% of supermarkets’ 'take-back' soft plastic is burnt

70% of supermarkets’ 'take-back' soft plastic is burnt

Investigation says soft plastic is “extremely difficult, if not impossible” to recycle at scale, and “far too much unnecessary plastic packaging is being produced”

Thursday, 17 October 2024, Nicola Smith

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