Boots to stop selling plastic-based wet wipes in UK

Pharmacy joins other retail chains in committing to end sales of plastic wipes by end of this year

The high street chemist Boots is joining the ranks of retailers vowing to stop selling all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres, as part of efforts to cut non-biodegradable waste.

The retailer said it was committing to stop selling all wet wipes containing plastic by the end of the year and would replace them with plant-based alternatives.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/19/boots-to-stop-selling-plastic-based-wet-wipes-in-uk

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