Supermarkets’ single-use plastic waste rises to nearly 1 mln tons a year
date:Nov 29, 2019
s have made further promises on reducing plastic usage.

The rise was mainly driven by sales of branded products, with plastic packaging associated with those items increasing by nearly 20,000 tons, the report said.

The EIA and Greenpeace are urging supermarkets to work towards eliminating single-use plastic altogether by offering packaging-free products or switching to reusable and refillable alternatives. They warned that 'false solutions' such as swapping plastic for cardboard or making plas
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