6 billion packets of crisps are sold in the UK every year. We eat more crisps than any other country on earth. But right now, almost all the crisps sold in the UK are in non-recyclable plastic packaging that doesn’t rot. [1] That means millions of crisp packets end up piling up in landfills, littering our parks, and clogging up our oceans.

6 billion packets of crisps are sold in the UK every year. We eat more crisps than any other country on earth. But right now, almost all the crisps sold in the UK are in non-recyclable plastic packaging that doesn’t rot. [1] That means millions of crisp packets end up piling up in landfills, littering our parks, and clogging up our oceans.