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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Plastic Water Bottles
Posted by Ed Valdez
Tue, Aug 09
It's time for U.S. consumers to "think outside the bottle." No more than 25% of plastic bottles are being recycled, yet 95,000 are being used per minute. Here are the good, the bad and the ugly developments that are either promising for the...
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PepsiCo Debuts 5 New Eco-Friendly Cups Designs
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Tue, May 17
Pepsi vs Coke. It's the age-old soda drinker dispute. When it comes to eco-friendly packaging of their products, Coke struck the first blow with its PlantBottle, but Pepsi has come back with its own whopping combination of eco-friendly pa...
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PepsiCo Launches World's First 100% Plant-Based Bottle
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Fri, Mar 18
The next chapter in the epic saga of Pepsi vs Coca-Cola is being fought on the packaging front. Coca-Cola's PlantBottle made from a combination of 30% plant-based material and recycled content (which is being adopted by Heinz for their ket...
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Pepsi To Use Biomass To Fuel Their Philippines Factory
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Thu, Feb 17
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.'s factory in Cagayan de Oro will soon be powered by coconut scraps. I don't know about you, but that makes me want some Pepsi and Malibu Rum. The new 2-megawatt biomass-fired power plant is being deve...
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Pepsi Reverse Vending Machine - Green or More Greenwashing??
Posted by Anil Kapur
Thu, May 06
Pepsi has released their new reverse vending machine the Dream Machine that allows consumers to recycle bottles and gain points or prizes. The recycling kiosks are created by Pepsi and Waste Management and points can be used on Waste Man...
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Earth Day and The Business of Green
Posted by Richard Matthews
Tue, Apr 27
Earth Day started as a grassroots movement, now environmental advocacy organizations are being sponsored by corporations and this is helping to change social behavior. Earth day is an opportunity to inform customers about eco-effo...
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Socially Responsible Cola Wars
Posted by Richard Matthews
Thu, Mar 04
Many years ago we endured the good natured cola wars, today big cola is jockeying for socially responsible positioning. Coke's Zero Waste Carbon Neutral Sponsorship and Pepsi's Refresh Project show just how far marketing...
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What's So "Natural" About Your Sticky-Sweet Sody Pop?
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Mon, Aug 03
Here's a quick pop quiz for you (ha-ha). What is the most natural, thirst quenching beverage in production today, one that lacks all artificial colors and flavors, chemical sweeteners or funny business of any kind? I hear everything from...
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