Food Packaging
M&Ms Bag
165g film bag
5
g
Total plastic weight
Multilayer print film with mineral oil inks make the bag both unrecyclable and a contamination risk.
1%
Recycle probability
80
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
1 components- PP printed film5g
Production footprint
Per unit15L
Water to produce
0.07kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- FSC-certified paper pouchFully recyclable paper with water-based functional barrier.0gplastic
- Compostable cellulose wrapperBio-based film that breaks down in industrial composting.0gplastic
- R-PP monomaterial pouchRecycled content reduces virgin plastic and improves circularity.5gplastic
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