Do not post crisp packets to Walkers, says Royal Mail
Royal Mail has stepped into a row between environmental campaigners and crisp manufacturer Walkers - by urging people not to post empty crisp packets.
Campaigners urged people to post crisp bags to the firm, in protest against them being non-recyclable, and "flood Walkers social media with pictures of us popping them in the post".
Royal Mail is obliged by law to deliver the bags to Walkers' freepost address.
But they cannot go through machines and must be sorted by hand, causing delays.
Campaign group 38 Degrees, which encouraged people to post their crisp packets back to Walkers,... read more
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