'It's got to be profitable': Why Halloween candy wrappers are tough to recycle

As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, some companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers.

Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle.

As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. But they acknowledge their efforts are only making a small dent and say more fundamental changes are needed.

Since the beginning of October, Mars — the maker of Snickers and M&Ms — has distributed 17,400 candy

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