Single Use Plastic – PepsiCo Add to its “Beyond the Bottle” Portfolio

On June 18, 2020, PepsiCo announced https://www.pepsico.com/news/press-release/pepsico-expands-sodastream-in-us-with-the-introduction-of-sodastream-professiona06182020 a “… mobile-enabled platform [that] will allow people to personalize and digitally track their water-forward beverage intake while cutting back on plastic bottles. Rolling out commercially this fall, ‘SodaStream Professional’ will … [bring] customizable beverages to workplaces, college campuses and airports. With the new platform ecosystem, users can choose from various unsweetened flavors, carbonation levels and temperatures to create the perfect drink … consumers also can record … how many plastic bottles they’ve saved … [The platform] plays a critical role in helping PepsiCo make progress towards its vision of a world where plastics need never become waste. PepsiCo is focused on reducing the amount of plastic it uses, increasing recycling rates and recycled material in its packaging, and reinventing packaging …” #PlasticWaste #FoodPackaging #SingleUsePlastic #PlasticBottles #PlasticPackaging