Recycled potato peelings could be used to create crisp packets within 18 months
Crisps giant chips in with plan to recycle potato peeling to create new packets Recycled potato peelings could be used to create crisp packets within 18 months, the UK's largest crisp manufacturer said today. Richard Evans, president of PepsiCo UK and Ireland, which owns Walkers, said the company is looking at a number of ways of making more environmentally friendly packets for crisps. The development of crisp bags made out of cellulose from wood pulp had created 'crackly' bags that would potentially put off consumers but the company is looking at using old peelings for packaging. Snack man: Gary Lineker has starred in TV adverts for Walkers crisps since the late 1990s. Walkers' owner PepsiCo is planning to use recycled potato peelings to create crisp packets Mr Evans told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'More interestingly, imagine making a crisp packet out of potato peelings. 'In reality, if you think about starch - and you know how sticky star...