How empty is your crisp bag? We reveal the best and worst - time to dump the Walkers 😡
ALMOST half of Walkers crisp bags are empty - adding around 1,760 tonnes of packaging waste a year, according to an investigation by The Sun.
The Sun rested bags of Walkers, Quavers, Chipsticks, Monster Much, Doritos, Pom Bears, McCoys and Hula Hoops as part of our investigation.The amount of empty space in your bag of crisps might surprise you Sue Hayward, consumer expert, told The Sun: "You pay for a bag of crisps not puffs of air and size matters when it comes to crisps."
PepsiCo, parent company of Walkers, Quavers, Doritos, Chipsticks and Monster Munch, said a "blast of air" is also used as a cushion for the contents.YOU can help the environment by signing up to the TerraCycle scheme and recycling your empty crisp packets.These can then be used to make items such as outdoor furniture, trays, roofing and flooring.There are currently 1,900 public drop-off points where you can deposit your empty crisp packets.
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