Packet In: Pilot launched for household collection of flexible plastic

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Credit: TOMRA, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste
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Credit: TOMRA, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Industry-led consortium aims to recruit local authorities to take part in new FlexCollect project

A three-year pilot to understand how to incorporate flexible plastics-used in the packaging of many consumer goodsinto household recycling services has been launched this week by an industry-led consortium,...

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