Tag: Plastic Bottles

December 23, 2021

Auto manufacturers might be using your plastic bottles for their next vehicle. Sustainability practices in the industry are changing – with materials for seat covers, handles and the body being crafted from ocean plastics, rice hulls, flaxseeds and agave. For […]

February 9, 2021

The Coca-Cola Company has some news to share. The multinational beverage and snack manufacturer is shifting to 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) plastic bottles across its drink portfolio. Beginning in February 2021, the company’s brands including Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, […]

January 19, 2021

The University of California will begin to phase out single-use plastics, which includes plastic bags in retail and dining locations and single-use plastic food service items and plastic bottles, with the goal of eliminating all unnecessary plastics by 2030. Worldwide, […]

March 13, 2020

A bill requiring beverage manufacturers to use at least 10 percent post-consumer plastic content in bottles starting in 2022, 25 percent starting in 2025 and 50 percent starting in 2030 is moving forward in Washington state. Under the measure, the […]

January 17, 2020

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will be the first region of investment under the Every Bottle Back initiative to increase the collection of 100 percent recyclable plastic bottles. Launched in October 2019 by the American Beverage Association (ABA), Every Bottle Back […]

January 15, 2020

This year, some California legislators are looking to overhaul the state’s Bottle Bill. A state Senate committee is expected to hold hearings this week on a bill that would make beverage manufacturers more responsible for helping consumers recycle, the Los […]

June 7, 2019

Ford Motor Company is helping play a role in promoting environmentally friendly auto parts, and one way it’s doing that is by using recycled plastic bottles for underbody shields on all cars and SUVs and wheel liners on F-series trucks. […]