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. The new designs, which will be in the UK and Ireland by April, include sharing bags, multipacks and giant hexatubes made from coated paper, paper labels or carton board, produced from “sustainably sourced and recyclable material”. #Smarties is unboxing imagination by switching to recyclable paper packaging – the first global confectionery brand to do so. ♻️��We’re now another step closer to reaching 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. Find out more: https://t.co/9LMCkRSRaB#UnboxImaginationpic.twitter.com/7n1uxHYCmk