Call to cut Easter egg packaging

Easter egg manufacturers should reduce the amount of packaging which cannot be recycled, a waste group has said. Shropshire Waste Partnership said too many eggs were unnecessarily packaged using moulded plastic. Joy Blizzard from the group, which is part of Shropshire County Council, said consumers should instead consider buying eggs in just foil wrappers.

View Full Article 17^th March 2008

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