Nestle has launched a new recyclable wrapper for a snack bar that it claims will degrade in a marine environment within six months. The YES! range will also be used on a high-speed packaging line in a "world-first" technological breakthrough. Last year, the brand pledged to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Speaking about the wrapper, Michael Carroll, lead on innovation and sustainability for Nestle, said: "We know it will degrade in a marine environment within six months, which, compared to the flow wrap that it's currently in, it's about 450 years."The confectionery company said it had to overcome 90 challenges to develop the material and adapt current machinery and processes to handle the product more gently.
