BRoll of PlantBottle PET plastic bottles made partially from plants, which reduces the Company’s dependence on a non-renewable resource – petroleum. Other benefits are that it is 100 percent recyclable, and preliminary research indicates that from the growing of the plant materials through to the production of the resin, the carbon footprint for the PlantBottle packaging is smaller than bottles made with traditional PET.
The Coca-Cola Company announced that beverages in its innovative PlantBottle(TM) packaging are beginning to arrive on store shelves in select markets throughout the world, initiating the Company's journey toward a goal of producing 2 billion of the special PET plastic bottles by the end of 2010. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Coca-Cola Company announced today that beverages in its innovative PlantBottle(TM) packaging are beginning to arrive on store shelves in select markets throughout the world, initiating the Company's journey toward a goal of producing 2 billion of the special PET plastic bottles by the end of 2010. (Graphic: Business Wire)