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Aaron Morris

Mars bars test brand-new environmentally friendly paper wrappers - as firm aims to cut down on plastic use

If you pick up a Mars bar from Tesco in the near future, don't be alarmed when you notice a change to the popular chocolate treat's packaging.

That's because Mars Incorporated are trialling a brand new environmentally-friendly way of packaging their product exclusively with the leading supermarket, opting to use paper rather than plastic.

The pilot run lands for a limited time, as Mars explores other avenues of sustainable packaging - with executives behind the operation detailing how they will use what they have learned to inform other trials.

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