NOT ALL PLASTIC IS THE SAME

America’s beverage companies are carefully designing our plastic bottles to be 100% recyclable (including the caps!). Our bottles are made from PET, a lightweight and strong material that when recycled, can be used to make new bottles.

Our PET bottles can be remade into new bottles again and again, and that can reduce our use of new plastic.

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USING LESS NEW PLASTIC

Did you know the majority of beverage bottles now include some recycled plastic? And some of your favorite beverages are now available in bottles that use no new plastic at all.

PET IS NOT SINGLE USE PLASTIC

Our plastic beverage bottles are accepted in recycling programs in all 50 states. We are committed to getting our bottles back so they don’t end up in nature.

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Our Progress

From 2018 – 2021, the industry’s plastic footprint declined 5.5%.

The amount of recycled plastic in bottles more than doubled from 5.7% to 13% from 2018 to 2021.

The majority of beverage bottles now include recycled plastic, which is a 28% increase.

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Next Section: Versatility of Aluminum

Our aluminum beverage cans can be recycled over and over again, forever.

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Resources

Every Bottle Back Infographic
Plastic Footprint Infographic