The iconic green Sprite bottle is on the way out with a new clear bottle to help make recycling them easier in Australia.
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After nearly 60 years the change was announced by Coca-Cola Australia on July 13.
All sizes of the green bottle will be switched to clear and the transition is expected to be completed by August 2023 as existing stock is sold.
"This initiative helps to support recycling systems and gives our bottles the best chance of being recycled and processed into new bottles locally," Coca-Cola Australia marketing director Kate Miller said.
"While Australians have known and loved Sprite in its iconic green bottle for nearly 60 years, we know this is the right thing to do, as we support the transition to circularity for our packaging."
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is part of a joint venture which has invested in two recycling facilities that turn empty PET plastic bottles into recycled content for new packages.
The first site opened in Albury, NSW in 2022 and another is opening in Altona, Victoria in late 2023.
The sites will be able to recycle the equivalent of 2 billion 600ml PET plastic bottles each year combined.
Planet ARK chief executive Rebecca Gilling said it was critical for companies to continually invest in ensuring their products have the best chance of being recycled.
"If bottles are collected and recycled and then turned into new bottles locally - this ultimately means less demand for new plastic, as well as reduced carbon emissions," Ms Gilling said.
