All that glitters: UK retailers shift away from plastic Christmas
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BYNM)
Manufacturers and shops remove millions of pieces of single-use plastic from their ranges
UK retailers and supermarkets have stepped up efforts to take plastic out of packaging for the festive season, boasting of a flurry of eco-friendly wrapping for Christmas puddings, desserts, party foods and chocolates, and with many greetings cards and crackers now free of glitter.
Tesco alone has removed more than 20m pieces of single-use plastic from its Christmas range this year - including crackers, lights, cards and the packaging for puddings - as part of a national drive to reduce pollution from single use plastics.
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