Sprite getting rid of iconic green bottles
The company said while the green bottles are recyclable, the material was typically used for single-use items like clothes and carpeting.
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The company said while the green bottles are recyclable, the material was typically used for single-use items like clothes and carpeting.
The company said while the green bottles are recyclable, the material was typically used for single-use items like clothes and carpeting.
The company said while the green bottles are recyclable, the material was typically used for single-use items like clothes and carpeting.
For decades, the lemon-lime drink has come in green bottles — but clear plastic is more easily recycled, the company says. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.
The move away from green PET for Sprite and other brands is part of a larger overall push to increase recycled content for the company's beverage containers.