Credit: Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
Some Coca-Cola products on the shelves of Levittown-area stores will be looking a bit different in the near future.
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Philadelphia-based Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages and WestRock, a provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, have teamed up to introduce a paperboard carrier for multipack bottled beverages, replacing traditional plastic rings.
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages will use WestRock’s PETCollar Shield Plus product to package popular Coca-Cola brands in both 12-ounce and 16.9-ounce sizes.
The new paperboard carrier packaging system is expected to be operational by summer 2024 at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages.
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Fran McGorry, co-owner of Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, stated the company’s dedication to investing in recyclable beverage containers and reducing secondary plastic packaging.
The company introduced paperboard packaging for mini-cans in 2022.
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The company aims to eliminate about 200,000 pounds of plastic annually from Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages’ footprint.
Company officials said Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages will be the first in the world to use the PETCollar Shield Plus bottle clip.
The initiative will be pioneered at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages’ Philadelphia facility.
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The sodas with the new carriers will be distributed across Liberty’s service area in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City.
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages was among the first to distribute bottles made entirely from recycled plastic (excluding cap and label).
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As part of its ongoing efforts, the company has also installed a sustainable compacter, significantly reducing its carbon footprint and enhancing its recycling capacity for plastic and aluminum containers.
“We are passionate about making investments in the communities we serve,” said Paul Mulligan, co-owner of Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages. “We truly care about the environment, and we will continue to invest in systems that raise the bar for the entire industry. We want to lead by example and do the right thing.”
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Single-use plastics are among the most wasteful consumer goods and some municipalities have implemented bans on them.
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