Coca-Cola has announced that starting August 1, all of Sprite's iconic green bottles will be replaced with more environmentally-friendly clear bottles across the U.S. and Canada.
Julian Ochoa, CEO of R3cycle, one of the recycling companies working with Coca-Cola, noted that taking colors out of bottles improves the quality of the recycled material.
Along with the new clear bottles, Coca-Cola has announced that Sprite's entire visual identity will be updated "to provide a consistent look and voice around the world." The brand's graphics will retain their green color, but will now feature more prominent "Recycle Me" messaging to help hammer home the bottle design change.
According to Coca-Cola, 47 nations will have moved from green to clear Sprite bottles by the end of 2021, and over 70 additional markets will have joined that list by the end of this year.
Along those lines, Sprite isn't the only Coca-Cola brand ditching its green packaging to get greener. According to the business, Fresca, Seagram's, and Mello Yello will begin transitioning to transparent packaging in October as part of Coca-strategy Cola's to transfer their whole green plastic portfolio to clear plastic.
In addition, Coca-main Cola's bottled water brand, Dasani, is getting a sustainability boost: the bulk of the brands' bottles will be constructed from 100 percent recycled plastic (excluding the caps and labels) in the United States and Canada this summer.


Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research
Asian Stocks Slide as Chip Shares Tumble Ahead of Key U.S. Jobs Report
South Korea Warns Won Is Undervalued, Boosts FX Coordination With Japan
Anthropic Tightens AI Access Controls After Reports of China-Based Workarounds
Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they continue to be overlooked in conservation strategies
Apple Eyes Chinese Memory Chips as AI Shortage Pressures iPhone Supply Chain
Japan Signals Readiness to Act on Yen as Intervention Speculation Grows
Chinese Copper Foil Maker Londian Files U.S. IPO as EV Battery Demand Grows
Rice feeds billions of people – but its role in fueling climate change is growing
Samsung to Invest $90 Billion in South Korea to Expand AI Chip, Display, and Battery Production
Goldman Sachs Says China Competition Weighs More on EU Growth Than Trade Deficit
SK Holdings, KKR Launch $1.3B Renewable Energy Venture in South Korea
US Jobs Report Preview: June Payroll Growth Seen Slowing as Fed Rate Decision Looms
Turkey Vehicle Sales Fall 11.4% in June as Auto Market Weakens
How to create a thriving forest, not box-checking ‘tree cover’
Gold Price Holds Above $4,000 as Fed Rate Hike Expectations and U.S. Jobs Data Weigh on Market
OpenAI Proposes 5% U.S. Government Stake Amid AI Policy Talks 



