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Why companies struggle with repackaging and recycling

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Steven Beardsley
February 29, 2024

Everyone wants the thing inside. But the packaging that carries our everyday products — diapers, foods, toiletries and countless other objects — has taken on new importance as companies try to clean up their act.

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