Pepsi and Coca-Cola's new plant-based bottles are still not that great for the environment Credit: PepsiCo

Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s new plant-based bottles are still not that great for the environment Credit: PepsiCo

Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s new plant-based bottles are still not that great for the environment Credit: PepsiCo
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A few months ago, the battle of the plant-based bottles began between PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Each claimed that they were going to be utilizing plant-based materials in place of petroleum and natural gas for their "green bottles" and "PlantBottles" used for products like bottled water, soda and Heinz ketchup.

While this is all well and good that they're using renewable resources over fossil fuels, their ads have lead some consumers to think that this bio-resin packaging is biodegradable due to them being plant-based. This couldn't be further from the truth.

This article appears in Jun 16-22, 2011.