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Global Plastics Policy Centre (2022) March A., Salam, S., Evans, T., Hilton, J., Fletcher, S. (editors). Global Plastics Policy Review. Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth.
Fairy Plastic Ocean Bottle
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View the policy documentProcter & Gamble launched a Fairy Liquid bottle made from 10% ocean plastic and 90% post-consumer recycled plastic, created by Terracycle. The launch of the bottle aimed to raise awareness of the issue of ocean plastic and what can be done to prevent plastic waste from reaching the ocean via on-pack communications, point of sale marketing materials, and digital marketing. There was no evidence of the effectiveness of this campaign.
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