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But on Wednesday he was clutching a bunch of red flowers to lay in tribute to those murdered in Sweden's worst ever mass shooting. "I was shocked and didn't know if I wanted to come to school ...

Grocery retailer ICA Sweden has announced a significant move towards sustainability in the flower industry by replacing traditional plastic trays with moulded fibre trays from Stora Enso.