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University of Warwick

The carbon footprint of collecting and refurbishing abandoned shopping trolleys is the equivalent of flying from London to New York and back twice, new research from WMG at the University of Warwick has found.
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Abandoned shopping trolleys are worse for the environment than you might think

9 months ago9 months ago4 mins

The carbon footprint of collecting and refurbishing abandoned shopping trolleys is the equivalent of flying from London to New York…

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