Recycling & Renewables Rap : COKE Moves Toward Plant Based Bottles

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Total Reclaim

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Founded in 2005 to give voice to the pervasive consequences of global warming in Alaska while pursuing solutions.

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Where in the city to recycle electronics, dispose of waste oil or automobile batteries.

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COKE Moves Toward Plant Based Bottles

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Posted: January 25, 2010 - 10:35 am

Coke Plant Bottle
Coke's new PlantBottle will soon be on the shelves in Alaska starting with their Desani brand. Made with up to 30 percent plant based plastic blended with petroleum based materials, the new packaging has a lower reliance on non-renewables and will help reduce carbon emissions. The best news is that is can be recycled with other #1 PET bottles, which will allow consumers to recycle these bottles in the same way they recycle all #1 PET plastic bottles.

The renewable portion of the new bottle is primarily sugar-cane-based materials. The cane is processed to produce ethanol and converted through a series of chemical processes to a mono-ethylene glycol—a component normally derived from petroleum for use in plastic bottles.

PlantBottles are a step in the right direction for sustainable packaging. The biggest step we can make is recycling more bottles. Consider that just 27% of PET containers were recycled in the U.S. in 2008, according to the National Association for PET Container Resources. If you're not recycling #1 PET bottles, why not make a resolution to start today. It's the most-used plastic packaging and the most valuable.