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🔈 “It was the best policy for reducing litter and increasing recycling rates”

Sustainability

March 8, 2019

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David Clark

Vice President Sustainability, Amcor

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Lauren Meyer

MBA/MS Candidate, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

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Eamonn Fetherston

Master's student at University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability

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Lexie Carr