Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste

(AP) -- 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 waste collect