Plastic

We are designing our plastic bottles to be fully recyclable because if we get them back to make new bottles, we are helping keep them out of the environment.

Our Plastic Bottles Are Made To Be Remade — And We Want Them Back

Everyone knows that plastic beverage bottles are convenient and shatterproof. But we also know that we need to reduce the use of new plastic to preserve our environment. So, America’s beverage companies are working together to balance consumer convenience with environmental responsibility.

We carefully design our plastic bottles to be 100 percent recyclable—even the caps. We strive to make our bottles fully recyclable because our goal is for every bottle to become a new bottle, so we’re using less new plastic.

Many other companies want to reuse the plastic from our bottles in the products they make, like shirts, coats, park benches, and playground equipment. That means our plastic bottles are being reused to help limit the use of new plastic.

All Plastic Isn’t the Same

Why PET What makes our bottles unique is what they’re made from. It’s a light and strong plastic material called PET that’s in high demand because it’s 100 percent recyclable and can easily be remade into new plastic bottles and many other everyday products.

When we get our plastic bottles, our beverage companies can use them to make new bottles or other consumer goods companies to make products like coats, shoes, furniture, park benches, and even playground equipment.

Our bottles are unique because they were designed to be used and remade into something new and not end up in oceans, rivers, beaches, and landfills.

Our Progress

	America’s beverage companies have saved HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of pounds of raw materials through lightweighting and packaging reduction.		Keurig Dr Pepper will have 100 percent recyclable or compostable packaging and use 30 percent post-consumer recycled content across its portfolio by 2025.
	PepsiCo will make 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, compostable or biodegradable by 2025.		The PlantBottle™ designed by The Coca-Cola Company has prevented 150,000 tons of CO² emissions in North America alone.

Watch the Video Below to Learn How We’re Getting Every Bottle Back

Why PET? WE make our bottles from PET because it’s strong, it’s light, and most importantly, because it’s easy to recycle and make into new products, including new bottles.