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NO: Pringles YES: Walkers Stax WITh a plastic lid, cardboard tube and a metal base, no wonder Pringles has been called the ‘ villain’ of the recycling world.

So what to do with it once you’ve popped and stopped? On the back of the pack there’s an image of someone dropping the tube in a bin, which is where most are likely to end up. This is despite the fact that at the end of last year, Kellogg’s, which owns Pringles, announced a scheme whereby consumers can send empty ones back to a Freepost address for recycling.

Mr ellin is unimpressed, questioning how many people will do this. he believes it would be better if the company redesigned the packaging.

An alternative is Walkers Stax, which come in a recyclable cardboard tube, with tear-off cardboard lid. While the tube is lined with a metallic foil, Mr ellin says that’s a small price to pay. ‘You have to have that for food safety, but you can get rid of it in the recycling process,’ he says.