Berry, Coca-Cola Collaborate to implement Tethered caps in EU markets

Berry’s new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered

31-Jan-2023 - After winning a prestigious sustainability award at PACK EXPO International last month for this circular solution, Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) is the first plastic packaging manufacturer in Europe to supply The Coca-Cola Company with a lightweight, tethered closure for its carbonated ...

World Recycling Day: Innovative steps for collection and recycling

Closure stays on: Coca-Cola implements commitment

17-Mar-2022 - On March 18, the focus worldwide is on one message: we must take care of our resources and keep secondary raw materials such as PET in the recycling loop and reuse them. To this end, Coca-Cola Austria is now relying on new caps that are inseparable from the PET bottle. On the occasion of World ...

Cap and bottle: now inseparable - Coca-Cola converts caps on non-refillable PET bottles for better recycling

New closures that remain firmly attached to the bottle after opening will soon be soon be part of everyday life for consumers throughout the EU

09-Feb-2022 - Twist it on, tilt the cap back, let it click into place and enjoy: From now on, people in Germany will increasingly notice a small but subtle change on the caps of Coca-Cola's non-refillable PET bottles. This is because the cap remains firmly attached to the neck of the bottle when it is screwed ...

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Coca-Cola rolls out bottles made from 100% recycled PET plastic

10-Feb-2021 - Big news sometimes comes in smaller packages. Coca-Cola Trademark brands (Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Flavors) will debut a 13.2-oz. bottle made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) plastic this month in California, Florida and select states in the Northeast, with other sparkling ...

Coca-Cola transitions to 100% recycled plastic packaging in Netherlands and Norway

06-Nov-2020 - Coca-Cola is the first company in the Netherlands and Norway to bottle its entire portfolio of locally produced beverage brands in 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) packaging in support of the company’s global World Without Waste strategy. Both markets transitioned all small plastic ...

New Coca-Cola labels support circular economy

12-Feb-2020 - When you pick up a bottle of Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite or Bonaqua in Sweden, have a closer look. Not only are all locally produced plastic bottles in Sweden made from 100% recycled PET plastic, but the labels on some of the company’s most popular brands are encouraging consumers to recycle the ...

Coca-Cola Says Its Customers Still Need Plastic Bottles

24-Jan-2020 - Beverages giant Coca Cola said it has no plans to abandon single-use plastic bottles as its consumers still want to use them. Bea Perez, Coca-Cola's senior vice president for sustainability, told the BBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos that consumers like the single-use plastic bottles as ...

Supporting Australian bushfire recovery

16-Jan-2020 - The Coca-Cola Foundation, Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil announced a further bushfire emergency relief package. It follows the immediate support of water and other beverages already distributed to those fighting and affected by the fires. The funds will go directly toward helping fire ...

Coca-Cola: all plastic bottles will be made from 100% recycled material in Sweden

26-Nov-2019 - Coca-Cola Sweden announced today that, from 2020, it will make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled material1, becoming the first country worldwide to do so. The transition will begin in the first quarter of 2020 and includes all plastic (PET) packaging made at Coca-Cola’s bottling ...

Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed

30-Oct-2019 - Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America's biggest beverage companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper. The problem? Only one-third of those bottles get recycled; the rest end up in the trash. That bleak ...