Crisp packets aren't widely recyclable When people took to posting their crisp packets back to manufacturer Walkers to protest that they weren’t easily recycled, the firm took notice and ...

Crisp packets are technically recyclable, but the issue has been that they weren’t being separated or collected for recycling, the companies say. The recycling program is in response to a social media ...

Campaigners have been sharing images of themselves posting empty packets into postboxes using the hashtag #PacketInWalkers. The campaign was started by 38Degrees, a political-activism organisation.

“Crisp packets can't go through the machines. They are not normal mail items; therefore my hardworking colleagues need to manually sort them, which adds to time,” a Royal Mail spokesperson said.