Mars Bar, Snickers and Milky Way transition to recyclable paper-based wrappers in Australia

The packaging is reportedly widely recyclable through comingled recycling bins and paper/cardboard recycling bins across Australia, enabling consumers to recycle the packaging via their kerbside recycling bin.

The pack is not, however, completely plastic-free. Regarding its composition, a representative from Mars Wrigley told PKN: “Our paper-based packaging is made up of 86 percent paper, a thin plastic barrier to ensure the quality and freshness of the product is maintained, seals and inks for labelling. While the packaging features a very thin plastic barrier, it remains able to be recycled via kerbside recycling as validated by APCO’s PREP tool.”