Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
The test is first step towards all-paper bottle that can withstand pressure from fizzy drinks.
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Coca-Cola to trial first paper bottle in europe this summer
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Yeah, the paper straws adopted by most fast food companies are actively unusable. Fall apart quickly, alter the flavor of the drink, and ultimately force you to just take the lid off & drink from the cup directly.
Hoping this is different, but my expectations are low.
There has to be something more than just paper in that construction right? Some sort of protective layer. They say it's a plant based barrier in the article.
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I agree, but I suppose still slightly less doomed than with an ocean full of plastic
On one hand, I believe in iterating on things until they're great.
On the other, the abysmal paper straws people are used to - I truly believe - has sent us ten years backwards on fully adopting paper vs. plastic straws.
If they're gonna do it - they need to do it near perfectly right out of the gate.
On the other, the abysmal paper straws people are used to - I truly believe - has sent us ten years backwards on fully adopting paper vs. plastic straws.
If they're gonna do it - they need to do it near perfectly right out of the gate.
Sort of like a super juice box, I guess?
Even if it's perfect, I assume people will hate it. But still good that large corporations are moving this way, of course.
Even if it's perfect, I assume people will hate it. But still good that large corporations are moving this way, of course.
Potentially very dumb question here: why not use the same stuff as milk cartoons?
https://www.tetrapak.com/sustainability/food/customer-focus/sustainable-packages
Most milk here comes in these, which to my very limited knowledge is super friendly (???). Why not go for a similar approach?
https://www.tetrapak.com/sustainability/food/customer-focus/sustainable-packages
Most milk here comes in these, which to my very limited knowledge is super friendly (???). Why not go for a similar approach?
I wish more places used bamboo. Several boba places I go to have adopted bamboo straws, and those are WAY more sturdy than awful paper straws that especially get damaged if your drink has ice in it :/
I assume has something to do with soda is carbonated, and milk is not.
I can attest to it being super friendly.
Three out of five of my best friends have been milk cartons.
"The barrier must also ensure no fibres flake off into the liquid. That would pose a risk of altering the taste of the drink - or potentially fall foul of health and safety checks."
Priorities right there, folks. Mustn't alter the taste!
Priorities right there, folks. Mustn't alter the taste!
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I'm not an expert but i work in the beverage industry and from what someone at a brewery told me the issue is with the carbonated water
Not sure if I'm missing something here, but a halfway house of mixed paper/plastic sounds like it wouldn't be very recyclable..?
Probably because Coke can litterally dissolve bone if left to its own devices and these cartons can't withstand that withering pressure.
I mean, yeah? This is never going to take off if the taste is noticeably altered.
Hmm, that makes sense. The internal pressures would be very different to say milk or orange juice. Though I wonder how different/similar the Coca-Cola solution will be to these.
60% is a solid percentage of milk cartons. Should be 100% though!
That too is a problem lol Man, Coke is super weird. Shame that it's so damn delicious.
I had a mad moment where I'd have thought a corporation would put health first. lol
I know glass is the most expensive to produce, but why not stick to the cans then, since those actually DO get recycled, unlike 90% of plastics.
Wait, excuse me, it's called "Adez?" Is it pronounced like it seems like it is?
That said, paper bottle is a really cool idea, I hope it works out well and becomes more commonplace. I can totally see conservatives in the US getting up in arms about it, like they did with paper straws, though.
That said, paper bottle is a really cool idea, I hope it works out well and becomes more commonplace. I can totally see conservatives in the US getting up in arms about it, like they did with paper straws, though.
