Sprite is the soft drink retiring its iconic green plastic bottles, switching to clear ones for better recyclability, a change announced by the Coca-Cola Company in July 2022 for an August 1, 2022, implementation, also affecting other green-bottled Coke brands like Fresca and Mello Yello. The shift allows for a true circular economy in plastic, as green plastic is harder to recycle into new bottles, while clear PET can be remade into new bottles.
Worldwide, Coca-Cola aims to make all of its packaging recyclable by 2025; as of 2022 it was 90% of the way there. The company announced in 2022 it would change its famously green Sprite bottles to clear PET in North America, in a bid to increase their bottle-to-bottle circularity.
In July 2022, the Coca-Cola Company announced that Sprite would discontinue its green bottles on August 1 and switch to clear plastic bottles. The green plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET), an additive that cannot be recycled into new bottles.
The green Coca-Cola variant, in which a third of the sugar has been replaced by a kind of “natural” sweetener called Truvia, was well received when it launched in the UK in September 2014, with the hired enthusiasm of Rosie Huntington-Whitely.
On April 5, 2017, it was announced that due to a decrease in sales, and increase in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar sales, that Life would no longer be sold and it was discontinued in June 2017.
Is Starry the same as 7Up? No, Starry is not the same as 7Up. While both are lemon-lime sodas, they are produced by different companies and have different flavor profiles.
Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. Coca-Cola said Wednesday it's changing the packaging from green to clear plastic beginning August 1 as part of broader efforts to become more environmentally responsible.
The rivalry between soft drink companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi has raged on for over a century. The soda makers have such a long-standing beef that it is highly unlikely to find a Pepsi product next to Diet Coke at a soda fountain.
The 1960's coke bottles have a resale value up to $30 each. The ones from the 1970's have a resale value up to $20 each. You will make more by selling them individually, if you have the time. To sell as a collection you would need to offer a bulk discount at around $10-$15 per bottle.
Better for Your Health
Since glass is an organic material, you don't have to worry about any chemicals seeping into your water. Glass is a completely safe container material that will help you avoid unnecessary exposure to BPA and other potentially harmful chemicals.
Surprising items you shouldn't put in your curbside recycling include plastic bags, shredded paper, Styrofoam, greasy pizza boxes, coffee cups with plastic lining, batteries, clothes hangers, and ceramics/Pyrex, as they contaminate batches or jam machinery. Soft plastics, soiled paper, and small items like bottle caps are also common culprits that belong in the trash or special drop-offs, not the regular bin.
A new nationwide class action lawsuit claims The Coca-Cola Company falsely advertises its Sprite and Fanta products as being made with 100% natural flavors despite containing synthetic ingredients.
The green hue was not due to product planning but was simply the result of the minerals present in the sand used to make the bottles. The contract for the bottles called for them to be colored with "German Green," which was later called "Georgia Green" in homage to the home state of The Coca-Cola Company.
The word sprite is derived from the Latin spiritus ("spirit"), via the French esprit. Variations on the term include spright and the Celtic spriggan.
Dr Pepper was released just a year prior, in 1885. But neither of these well-known soda companies are the oldest soft drink in the U.S. No, that honor belongs to a smaller brand named Vernors – Vernors Ginger Ale, to be exact — and the bright green bottles of pop are still sold in grocery stores today.
Coke says it eventually wants to make all of its bottles entirely of this recycled plastic. But that kind of recycling is easiest to do when the plastic is clear. So the green Sprite bottle is no more.
These Classic Coke Bottles Are Worth More Than You Think
There's no single "number one" unhealthiest soda, as different ones rank poorly for different reasons (sugar, acidity, dyes), but Mountain Dew, Fanta Grape, and orange sodas often top lists due to high sugar, potent citric acid for enamel erosion, and potentially carcinogenic artificial dyes (like Red 40), making them particularly damaging for teeth and overall health, notes this article from Eat This, Not That! and this article from Fowler Orthodontics. Dark sodas (like Coke/Pepsi) are also very unhealthy due to sugar, caffeine, and caramel coloring, while clear sodas (Sprite/7Up) are generally less harmful but still packed with sugar, says this article from MEL Magazine.
A partnership of domestic and international franchisees bought A&W in late 2011 from YUM! Brands, Inc. Today, A&W is the only U.S. restaurant chain entirely owned by franchisees. Keurig Dr Pepper owns the A&W bottle and can business.
Coca-Cola stopped using cocaine from fresh coca leaves in 1903. Now only "spent" coca leaves were used, containing only trace amounts of cocaine. In the 1920s, public pressure grew to remove cocaine from Coke, prompting the company to remove all of the addictive substances from the formula by 1929.
Prior to Nast's work, Santa's outfit was tan in color, and it was he that changed it to red, although he also drew Santa in a green suit. This change is often attributed to the work of Haddon Sundblom, who drew images of Santa in advertising for the Coca-Cola Company since 1931.
Green River is a bright green, lime-flavored soft drink.