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Ccmpanies Struggle In War Against Plastic

For companies, cutting down on single-use plastic is harder than consumers realize. “Companies such as Unilever and Nestlé SA are trying to use less, switch to other materials and persuade customers to use refillable containers,” according to The Wall Street Journal. “But those efforts face big challenges. Switching to paper or glass has its own environmental downsides, while refill models are often expensive or inconvenient. Efforts so far are small and it isn’t clear whether they will scale up.”

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