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All Coca-Cola European Partners Bottles Now Made With 50 Percent rPET

September 22, 2020: 12:00 AM EST

The multinational bottler has partnered with Coca-Cola Great Britain is manufacturing all plastic bottles across its core brands with 50 percent recycled plastic (rPET) – more than 21,000 tons of recycled plastic per year. Labels on the bottles will inform customers of the change and encouraging them to recycle the bottle under a Deposit Return Scheme that is coupled with investment in infrastructure. According to the company, there isn’t enough food-grade recycled plastic available in the U.K. to switch to 100 percent rPET across its entire range. [Image Credit: © Coca-Cola European Partners]
Liz Wells , "Coca-Cola European Partners reaches sustainability milestone", Talking Retail , September 22, 2020, © Metropolis International Group Limited, a member of the Metropolis Group
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