The food and beverage company will substitute paperboard wraps and paperboard clips for conventional plastic rings in the multipacks later this year in the US and will start in Canada soon
PepsiCo recyclable paper-based packaging in beverage multipacks. (Credit: PepsiCo)
American food and beverage company PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) has unveiled its plans to replace plastic rings on beverage multipacks across the US and Canada with recyclable paper-based designs.
The decision makes PepsiCo the first beverage company in North America to launch such paper-based solutions across multipacks that have conventionally used plastic rings.
According to PepsiCo, the new paperboard designs will start to roll out later this year in the US in a staged, regional manner.
The latest move follows the company’s achievements in Canada, where the switch to paperboard is about to start.
The food and beverage company will substitute paperboard wraps and paperboard clips for conventional plastic rings in the multipacks.
PepsiCo said that the environmentally friendly packaging changes will be implemented in brands such as Pepsi, Pepsi Zero, MTN DEW, Starry and Gatorade. In Canada, it will also include 7Up also.
The new packaging is created from recycled materials, has a consumer-friendly brand design, is easy for customers to use on shelves, and is recyclable, the firm said.
PepsiCo’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) aims to eliminate virgin plastic from nonrenewable sources per serving across the company’s global beverage and convenience food portfolio by 50% by 2030 and is expected to be advanced by this move.
During the transition, the food and beverage firm will continue to support packaging circularity while removing millions of pounds of plastic from its packaging in North America.
In December 2022, PepsiCo announced its global packaging goal to boost the use of reusable packaging in its beverage products.
Under the plans, the company aims to sell 20% of beverage products in reusable packaging by 2030. PepsiCo currently uses reusable packaging for only 10% of its beverages.