SunChips have always been a huge hit in our house (we’re particular to the Harvest Cheddar), they taste great for the kids and I feel better knowing they are made with whole grains, 0g of trans-fat cholesterol, and have 30% less fat than typical potato chips. If that wasn’t reason enough, SunChips is taking their cause for healthier families and working towards a healthier planet with the production of their new packaging.

SunChips

In an effort to create a healthier planet SunChips has created the first fully compostable snack chip bag made from plant-based materials. To get The Green Effect going SunChips has already changed the outer layer of packaging on 10 ½ oz size SunChips snack bags. They are made with a compostable, plant-based renewable material. By Earth Day 2010, the packaging for its SunChips snacks all layers will be made from PLA material so the package is 100% compostable.

Watch in as an entire bag is returned the Earth from which it came in as little as 14 weeks.

The Green Effect

Win $20,000 to Put Your Green Idea Into Action

SunChips and National Geographic partnered up to help make the world a greener place for us and future generations be starting The Green Effect Project. Together they will be awarding 5 people or groups of people like you and I who are working to inspire others to develop new ideas and ways to preserve our planet. Five winners will also be profiled in National Geographic, and the winners will travel to Washington, D.C., to share their projects with environmental leaders. Submit your ideas for The Green Effect by June 7, 2009

Win It

One (1) lucky reader will win a gift package filled with SunChips and this season’s hottest new organic shopping accessory from ECOBAGS®!

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