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Posted Tue Oct 5 2010: from Huffington Post:
Biodegradable Packaging Criticized For Being Too Noisy, so Frito-Lay Returns to Plastic http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1286298606
Frito-Lay hopes to quiet complaints about its noisy SunChips bags by switching out the biodegradable bags for the old packaging on most flavors. The company is switching back to original packaging, which is made of a type of plastic, for five of the six varieties of the chips. It will keep the biodegradable and recyclable bags for its sixth variety, its original plain flavor.... Spokeswoman Aurora Gonzalez said the company received complaints about the noise from the bags, although it also received thanks from customers who liked being able to recycle them. So the decision was made to remove the bulk of the biodegradable line. "We need to listen to our consumers," she said. "We clearly heard their feedback."
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