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Almost half of supermarket packaging isn’t easily recyclable, Which? finds

E21NS  E21NS  E21NS  E21NS  E21NS June 22, 2019 Which? | United Kingdom | RRR: plastic

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In a survey of 11 U.K. supermarkets, the consumer group Which? found that only 52% of packaging is easily recycled, while the quality of recycling labels varied widely – 42% incorrectly labelled or not at all. Some supermarkets even wrap bananas in plastic, while non-recyclable black plastic PET containers are still used.

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