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US coffee and soft drink company Keurig Dr Pepper has announced that it will replace the packaging of its Snapple and Core beverage brands with 100 recycled plastic bottles in the next few months
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Keurig Dr Pepper is the merger of Green Mountain Coffee and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group
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According to Keurig Dr Pepper, Snapple beverages are now available in 100 percent recycled plastic bottles in 16-ounce bottles in the West Coast market, and the bottles will be gradually rolled out nationwide by early next year
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The 100% recycled plastic bottles for Core beverages are currently in production, with new bottles to be released in early 2021
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Switching both brands to 100% rPET packaging will reduce Keurig Dr Pepper's 46.
3 million pounds (21,001 tons) of virgin plastic annually, according to a statement from the company
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20% of the materials used in the Dr Pepper Snapple brand are made from post-consumer recycled content (PCR)
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Monique Oxender, Chief Sustainability Officer at Keurig Dr Pepper, said: “Switching to recycled plastic bottles for these two major brands is critical to Keurig Dr Pepper’s pursuit of a circular economy
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Keurig Dr Pepper announced in August that nearly 90% of packaging across its entire product portfolio is now recyclable, with a goal of 100% recyclable packaging by 2025
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