Finally Walkers set up a recycling scheme for their crisp packets following calls for the company to introduce environmentally friendly packaging. The crisp packet recycling scheme – the first nationwide initiative of its kind in the UK – is due to begin in December, Walkers has announced. Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/walkers-crisp-packet-recycling-scheme/ A campaign that saw environmentalists and consumers sending empty crisp packets back to Walkers using its freepost address garnered attention last month and led Royal Mail to plead with activists to put the packs in envelopes as failure to do so would cause delays to the mail sorting system. Hundreds of collection points Walkers plans to establish hundreds of crisp packet collection points across the country and will accept empty bags produced by all manufacturers. Once the packets have been collected they will be cleaned, shredded and turned into small plastic pellets which will then be converted into useful plastic items, such as benches and fence posts, the company said. Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/walkers-crisp-packet-recycling-scheme/ . . . #walkerscrisps #recyclingcampaign #walkerscrisppackets #newpackaging #plasticwastesolutions https://www.instagram.com/p/BomYsEMBmak/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12uzm029xv4qv