Coca-Cola North America launches bottles made from 100% recycled PET plastic

February 18th 2021

Brands Coca-Cola Trademark (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Flavors) will debut with a bottle of 13.2 oz. made of 100% recycled PET plastic (rPET) this month in California, Florida and select states in the northeastern United States.

Coca-Cola North America's rPET innovations span the entire portfolio and include multiple brands and packaging sizes:

• Coca-Cola trademarks will release 20 oz. bottles made with 100% rPET in California, New York and Texas starting this month.

• Dasani will launch 20 oz bottles. 100% rPET in New York, California and Texas in March.

• Smartwater will launch 20 oz bottles. 100% rPET in New York and California in July.

• Sprite will launch a 100-ounce 13,2% rPET clear bottle in the northeastern United States, California and Florida this month. All Sprite packaging will go clear packaging, which is easier to recycle into new bottles, by the end of 2022.

The Coca-Cola Company now offers 100% rPET bottles in more than 25 markets, moving closer to its World Without Waste goal of making bottles with 50% recycled content by 2030.

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