[007] – SHOPPING PLASTIC FREE WITHOUT A LOCAL ZERO WASTE SHOP

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[007] – SHOPPING PLASTIC FREE WITHOUT A LOCAL ZERO WASTE SHOP

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Jun 19, 2018

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In this episode of the Sustainable Life podcast I’m chatting to Kim Tew, the founder of Plastic Free Pantry which is the UK’s first plastic free online food shop. […]

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Jun 19, 2018

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[007] – SHOPPING PLASTIC FREE WITHOUT A LOCAL ZERO WASTE SHOP: In this episode of the Sustainable Life podcast I’m chatting to Kim Tew, the founder of Plastic Free Pantry which is the UK’s first plastic free online food shop. […] by Sustainable(ish)
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