Royal Mail meets 2030 waste reduction target seven years early

Stuart Stone
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Royal Mail saves 2,000 tonnes of waste by binning single-use sleeves, as Amazon achieves record reduction in plastic packaging

Royal Mail and Amazon have this week announced new packaging waste reduction milestones, after new innovations helped to slash the use of plastic across their operations and deliveries. Royal Mail revealed...

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