After 60 years, Sprite's iconic green plastic bottle is being transformed

After 60 years of sporting the translucent green bottle, synonymous with Sprite's sweet and fizzy allure, the iconic soft drink is transforming its look.

In a new push to become more environmentally sustainable, Sprite bottles, owned by Coca Cola, will switch labels from green to clear plastic, making them easier to recycle into new bottles locally and around the world.

"At Coca-Cola, we want our bottles to have more than one life," Kate Miller, Marketing Director at Coca-Cola Australia said.

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"All our Sprite bottles under one litre are already made from 100 per cent recycled PET plastic (excluding caps and labels).

"This initiative helps to support recycling systems and gives our bottles the best chance of being recycled and processed into new bottles locally."

While Australians have known and loved Sprite in its iconic green bottle for nearly six decades, Miller went on, "we know this is the right thing to do", as the company "supports the transition to circularity for our packaging."

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