Sprite ditches green bottles to boost recycling, but critics say
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For decades, the lemon-lime drink has come in green bottles — but clear plastic is more easily recycled, the company says. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.
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Sprite will no longer be sold in green bottles
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Two Coca-Cola brands make packaging changes to support circularity - Recycling Today
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Sprite ditches green bottles to boost recycling, but critics say it's not enough : NPR
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World's first' fully recycled food grade plastic bottles unveiled
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Sprite Says Goodbye To Its Iconic Green Bottle
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Sprite bottles at Utah's Swire Coca-Cola going green - by ditching green
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Sprite bottles going 'green' by ditching green
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Coca-Cola makes a massive change to its Coke and Fanta bottles – but fans are divided - Mirror Online
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Sprite's switch from green to clear plastic is welcomed, but is it enough?
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Sprite is ditching its iconic green bottle — but environmentalists say it's not enough
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Sprite will no longer be sold in green bottles