Coca-Cola Moves to 100% rPET, Unveils 'Sip-Size' Bottle

摘要

Producing more than a fifth of the world's PET bottle output of 500 billion bottles per year, The Coca-Cola Company has a significant stake in advancing the sustainability of single-serve plastic packaging. Not only are consumers looking to global Consumer Packaged Goods companies to make more eco-friendly packaging to reduce plastic pollution, but proposed legislation in a number of U.S. states will also likely demand such innovation in the near future. In its ongoing efforts to tackle plastic waste, which the company says is "one of the globe's largest environmental concerns," Coca-Cola has begun transitioning a selection of plastic bottles across its U.S. beverage portfolio to 100% recycled PET, or rPET, excluding the cap and label. As part of this transition, the company has also launched a new bottle size, has switched from green to clear plastic for Sprite, and is moving away from bioplastics for its Dasani brand.