Pop-up café uses plastic waste as payment | Springwise
An environmentally friendly cleaning brand has opened a pop-up to challenge customers to rethink the value of plastic waste.
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An environmentally friendly cleaning brand has opened a pop-up to challenge customers to rethink the value of plastic waste.
Source: www.springwise.com
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