Sourcing & Sustainability
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Yes, we source our potatoes from British farms, making them 100% British Potatoes (Walkers Core and 45% Less Salt ranges only). You can find out more at www.walkers.co.uk/sustainability.
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Yes, all our British farms are part of the PepsiCo Sustainable Farming Program. We’ve developed over 100 principles (114 to be precise) - which define Walkers’ environmental, social and economic responsibilities, meaning the potatoes we use to make our delicious crisps are sustainably grown! You can find out more at www.walkers.co.uk/sustainability.
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Yes. In 2018 we launched the UK’s first nationwide Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme. We’ve partnered with TerraCycle to make it easier to recycle our crisp packets and reduce the impact we have on the environment. This is another step in our journey towards making all our packaging 100% recyclable, compostable or biodegradable by 2025. Find out more here - https://www.walkers.co.uk/recycle
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You can drop off your crisp packets at one of hundreds public collection points around the UK. Once collected, they’re cleaned, shredded and turned into small plastic pellets, used to make useful plastic items such as park benches, fence posts and flooring. Find out more here - https://www.walkers.co.uk/recycle
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All crisp packets are accepted.
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The law prohibits us from using recycled plastic for food packaging. What’s great about our new Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme is that we’re making new items that have a long life, including fence posts and flooring.
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From collecting potatoes from farms, to delivering to stores, we’re constantly looking at ways to reduce our CO2 emissions. We’re making our factories more energy efficient and making sure our vehicles spend no longer than necessary on the roads. You can read more about what we’re doing to help the environment at www.pepsico.co.uk
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Our potatoes come from 88 different British farms. Walkers have been working with some of these farms for 3 generations!
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Before commencing work with any of our suppliers, extensive background checking and procurement processing is undertaken so that we can be sure that we are working with the finest quality producers.
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No we do not test our products on animals.
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Most of our ingredients are sourced from the UK and Europe. For certain ingredients such as spices, we source from further afield.
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We are constantly looking at ways to make the whole process from farm to store more sustainable, from improving the irrigation in our fields to reducing the amount of carbon emissions in our factories.
