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Unilever under fire for selling billions of polluting plastic sachets

Unilever has come under fire for selling billions of polluting plastic sachets as research by Greenpeace International suggests 1,700 will have been sold every second in 2023.

Greenpeace analysed Unilever own reports as well as those from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Future Market Insights to form a picture of the consumer giant’s plastic footprint over the years.

The Amsterdam-based company has been vocal about its aims to conduct business that benefits the environment as well as its plans to use “less plastic, better plastic or no plastic”.

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