Coca-Cola is introducing its first bottle made from 100% recycled plastic

Good News Notes: “Coca-Cola is launching a new bottle size for the first time in a decade, but it’s what the bottle’s made of that marks an even more notable first: 100% recycled plastic material. The new 13.2-ounce recyclable bottle that some customers will see on shelves this week is made entirely of other plastics, and…

Tips to Use Less Plastic

Good News Notes: “Check out these easy ways you can start reducing your waste in your every day life!  Did you know that of the 30 million tons of plastic waste generated in the US in 2009, only 7 percent was recovered for recycling? Here are 17 ways to reduce your plastic waste:  Stop using…

Danish brewer Carlsberg could soon be selling beer in paper bottles

 Good News Notes: “Carlsberg unveiled its Green Fibre Bottle at the C40 Mayor’s Summit in Copenhagen late last week as part of the company’s initiative to end carbon emissions at its breweries and reduce its end-to-end carbon footprint by 2030.” “Carlsberg is joining the Coca-Cola Company, The Absolut Company and L’Oréal in a a so-called…