Doctor's orders: Boots prescribes compostable pharmacy bags

Michael Holder
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Boots to start offering customers their medicines in 100 per cent compostable bags made using potato starch

Boots is to start offering customers medicines in 100 per cent compostable pharmacy bags made from potato starch from this month, in the latest move from the retailer to cut down on unnecessary waste and...

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