Sprite’s current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET), an additive that can’t be recycled into new bottles, a key initiative for the company as it looks to reduce plastic waste.

Sprite is trading in its iconic green plastic bottle for a new clear one that is more recyclable. On Wednesday, the Coca-Cola Company released a statement announcing that, starting Aug. 1, the ...

By bottling Sprite in clear plastic, Coca-Cola says, the bottles will be able to be recycled more times. ... making it one of the world's largest producers of single-use plastic waste. ...

For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.

But one plastic product is about to undergo big changes as Coca-Cola announced that from Monday, Sprite will no longer be sold in plastic green bottles in North America. Easier Recycling is Coming ...

Sprite's current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET), an additive that can't be recycled into new bottles, a key initiative for the company as it looks to reduce plastic waste.