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NEWS
First Aussie 100% recycled soft drink bottle from CCA
DIARY
COCA-COLA AMATIL (CCA) has produced Australia’s first car- bonated soft drink bottles from 100 per cent recycled plastic, which is among the first in the world. By the end of 2019, CCA aims to have all single-serve plastic bottles in Australia switched to the new fully recy- cled materials. Its local Coke No Sugar is the first product to make the switch.
CCA group managing direc- tor Alison Watkins says the switch to 100 per cent recycled materials for carbonated bever- ages is an Australian first and a credit to the technical team.
“We think every beverage container should be recycled and live again, not become waste in our marine and land environment,” Watkins says.
“But pressure inside a soft
drink bottle is up to 100 psi, or three times the pressure in a car tyre. So the bottle for carbonated drinks needs to be much stronger than for still beverages, and that’s been an obstacle in using 100 per cent recycled materials for these types of drinks. “I’m pleased to say we’ve overcome this chal- lenge through innovation and design, and we’re
now the first in Australia to make 100 per cent recy- cled plastic bottles for carbonated bev- erages. That’s great news for product
Coke No Sugar is the first product to switch to the 100 per cent recycled bottle.
sustainability, and a credit to Australian innovation.”
The new initiative follows a number of CCA moves towards sustainability for the company, including the use of renewable energies, replacing single-use plastic straws with paper and ensuring 100 per cent recycled plastics for Mount Franklin water bottles. ■
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