In 1990, Coca-Cola promised to achieve an average of 25% recycled material in its plastic bottles, but more than 30 years later, the realized number is closer to 10%, according to The Plastic Soup ...

These include plastic bottles, food containers, carpets, recycled polyester fabric ... In 2018, the beverage giant Coca-Cola Co. pledged to use 50% recycled material in its bottles and cans ...

In an email, a Coca-Cola Company spokesperson said that “the company is focusing its efforts to use more recycled material in primary packaging and supporting collection rates.” According to a ...