Nestle will see its Smarties brand switch from plastic to recyclable paper packaging (Nestle/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Nestle has committed to replacing 250 million plastic Smarties packs with recyclable paper packaging. Smarties will be the “first global confectionery brand” to make such a switch for all its products worldwide, according to the firm. Around a quarter of a billion plastic packets are sold annually, making up 90% of the entire Smarties range.