Sprite’s green bottles head for a fall – but is this greenwashing? - The plastic bottles are now clear and the move is part of Coca Cola’s bid to be more environmentally friendly
, a movement whose main aim is to move to a plastic free world by demanding massive reductions in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.that Coca-Cola was the biggest polluter of plastics after 20 000 bottles with Coca-Cola brands and logos were found on beaches in 45 countries.
“Coca Cola is trying to capitalise on the shift from the green to clear bottle to continue flooding the environment and our oceans with single-use plastic bottles then sell us recycling as a solution to the plastic problem they are creating.” Responding to greenwashing allegations, Coca-Cola spokesperson Lindiwe Zikalala said: “The world has a packaging problem. As the world’s biggest beverage company, we are also one of the largest users of packaging and as a consequence we have a responsibility to use packaging responsibly and to help solve the challenges of post-consumer pollution. We believe that our contribution starts with better product design.
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