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		</div><p>The maker of the iconic stout Guinness has announced it is removing plastic from beer packaging.</p>
<p>Plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap will be removed from multipacks of Diageo&#8217;s beer products &#8211; Guinness, Harp, Rockshore and Smithwick&#8217;s.</p>
<p>They will be replaced with 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard.</p>
<p>The new packaging will be on the shelves in Ireland from August, while the UK and other international markets will follow in 2020.</p>
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<p>To achieve this, Diageo is investing €18.5m to reduce the amount of plastic used in its beer packaging.</p>
<p>Its bottling and packaging plant in Northern Ireland will be the first site that will be up and running with the new packs, with the business investing €9.25m in its facility in east Belfast.</p>
<p>The facility packages products which are exported around the world, including to the US, Canada, South Korea and Europe.</p>
<p>Diageo says that currently under 5% of its total packaging is plastic and this change will reduce plastic usage by over 400 tonnes annually.</p>
<p>Oliver Loomes, country director of Diageo Ireland, said: <em>&#8220;Managing our environmental impact is important for the planet and the financial sustainability of our business.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;For 260 years Guinness has played a vital role in the communities around us.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;We already have one of the most sustainable breweries in the world at St James&#8217;s Gate and we are now leading the way in sustainable packaging. This is good news for the environment and for our brand.&#8221;</em></p>
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