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Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. Coca-Cola said Wednesday it’s changing the packaging from green to clear plastic beginning August 1 as part of broader ...

On Wednesday, the Coca-Cola Company released a statement announcing that, starting Aug. 1, the company would be changing its packaging for the lemon-lime soda from green to clear plastic as part ...

It's critical to address this growing issue — and that could begin by illuminating useless plastic packaging ... it than older generations are — a clear measure of sustainability’s power ...