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Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste

A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned near a pumpkin in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin) A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned between pumpkins in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin) A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned near a pumpkin in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin) A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned between pumpkins in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin) A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned near a pumpkin in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin) A bag distributed by Mars - the maker of Snickers and M&M's - for recycling candy wrappers is positioned between pumpkins in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October 19, 2022. The bags can be filled with wrappers and packaging from any brand and mailed free to a specialty recycler in Illinois. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin)
Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste