Eco-Fina Bottle™: the Lightest Weight Bottle in the Market

Half-Liter Package Uses 50 Percent Less Plastic, Saving an Estimated 75 million Pounds of Plastic Annually

At a weight of just 10.9 grams, the Eco-Fina Bottle is made with 50 percent less plastic than the half-liter Aquafina bottles produced in 2002, eliminating an estimated 75 million pounds of plastic annually. In addition to light weighting the half-liter bottle, Aquafina is driving additional environmental benefits by producing the Eco-Fina Bottle right at Aquafina purification centers where filling occurs and by eliminating cardboard base pads from Eco-Fina Bottle 24-packs, which will contribute to saving 20 million pounds of corrugate by 2010.

Press Release

PepsiCo measures carbon footprint of Tropicana

PepsiCo, Inc. and the Carbon Trust have launched a partnership to certify the carbon footprint of several PepsiCo products, starting with Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice. The partnership found an estimated 3.74 lbs, or 1.7 kg, of carbon dioxide are emitted into the environment for every 64-oz carton of Tropicana Pure Premium.

About 60% of Tropicana’s carbon footprint is the result of agricultural and manufacturing-related activity, mostly the result of grove management and the energy required to process oranges. Transportation and distribution represent another 22% of the footprint, packaging accounts for 15%, and consumer use and disposal makes up 3%

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How green is my orange?

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Le tournant vert de Pepsi : Réduction et Recyclage

Après Coca-Cola Enterprises, c’est autour de Pepsi Bottling Group d’annoncer ses engagements pour l’environnement. La nouvelle bouteille a permis de sauver 16 000 tonnes de plastiques en 2007. La nouvelle technologie d’embouteillage et les améliorations du procédé ont permis d’économiser 300 millions gallons d’eau. De plus Pepsi Bottling Group estime que 83% de ces déchets sont recyclés.

The Pepsi Bottling Group claims to have saved 16,000 tonnes of plastic in 2007 through new bottle designs and manufacturing processes.

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In its first corporate responsibility report - Act! Our Commitment to Making a Difference, which was published yesterday (6 October), it said it also saves 300 million gallons of water each year as a result of new technology and process improvements.

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The report, which focused on its US operations, added that an estimated 83% of its waste is recycled.

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Eric Foss, PBG president and chief executive, said: "PBG has a strong track record of incorporating sustainable business practices into our operations, employee programs and community outreach strategy."

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The purpose of this report is to more broadly discuss our progress and strategy with our customers, consumers, recruits and shareholders so they better understand PBG's commitment to measurable and sustainable progress."PBG followed the structure of the Global Reporting Initiative, the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework, for describing economic, environmental and social performance.

---The report is available here.

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