Sprite to retire green plastic bottles in favor of more environmentally friendly clear bottles
CBSN
Sprite is trading in its iconic green plastic bottle for a new clear one that is more recyclable.
On Wednesday, Coca-Cola released a statement announcing that, starting Aug. 1, the company would be changing its packaging for the lemon-lime soda from green to clear plastic as part of an effort to reduce plastic waste.
Sprite's current packaging contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Although it is recyclable, it cannot be specifically recycled into new bottles.
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