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Frito Lay Canada is first with 100% compostable SunChips bag

Marketed as “The new sound of green,” the SunChips 100% compostable flexible snack bag will begin appearing on Canadian retail shelves in March.

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Pre-empting a publicized U.S. Earth Day launch, Frito Lay Canada (a division of PepsiCo) has announced that it will start stocking shelves with the new 100% compostable SunChips bag in March. The flexible packaging will be made from more than 90% renewable, plant-based materials and will completely break down into compost in a hot, active compost pile in approximately 14 weeks, according to the company.

"In order to continue to reduce our environmental impact as a company, finding sustainable packaging solutions was a must," says Marc Guay, president, Frito Lay Canada. "We know that environmentally-friendly packaging is a priority for Canadians. Using plant-based renewable materials to make packaging that will interact differently with the environment represents the next small step in Frito Lay Canada's environmental sustainability journey."

The renewable material used to produce the SunChips 100% compostable bag is made from a plant-based PLA material.  After four years of research and testing, Frito-Lay North America's Research and Development team identified PLA as the key material that meets the company's performance expectations. PLA ensures the product in the bag maintains the quality and freshness Canadian consumers expect, the company says.

The compostable packaging has a different sound than traditional bags because the plant-based materials are not as soft at room temperature. Thus the company is calling its 100% compostable packaging “The new sound of green.”

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