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Back in June they announced they would use 100% recycled plastic in UK bottles[0], and in October they announced a prototype plant-based plastic bottle[1]. If
by dane-pgp 4y ago
Back in June they announced they would use 100% recycled plastic in UK bottles[0], and in October they announced a prototype plant-based plastic bottle[1]. If other companies copy this, we're fast reaching the limits of how sustainable packaging can be (short of reusing your own container, or consuming less).
[0] https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/coca-cola-to-use-100-recycled-plastic-in-uk-bottles/ https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/coca-cola-to-use-100-recycl...
[1] https://www.coca-colacompany.com/press-releases/coca-cola-unveils-new-prototype-bottle-made-from-100-percent-plant-based-sources https://www.coca-colacompany.com/press-releases/coca-cola-un...
- laverya 4y agoAnd it'll still be worse than the classic, returnable and reused, glass bottles.
- johannes1234321 4y agoThat's not that easy and depends on many factors. Glass bottles are heavy and have to be transported around. If they have to travel "long" distance, between filling, customer, cleaning and refilling it can be better, energy-wise, to use light plastic bottle which is "disposed" properly (maybe burning in power plant) For the local brewery reusable glass bottles usually win, though, on environmental perspective.
- nicoburns 4y agoThe ideal would seem to be to have local bottling plants for everything. It'd be more expensive, but much better for the environment.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoEven better would be to just transport the syrup and the CO2, and combine them with local water at the point of consumption. AKA soda fountains.