Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, a local Coca-Cola bottler serving Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City, and WestRock (NYSE:WRK), a leading provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, will collaborate to implement a paperboard carrier that replaces plastic rings for its multipack bottled beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WestRock\u2019s PETCollar\u2122<\/sup> Shield Plus paper-based packaging will be used at Liberty\u2019s Philadelphia production facility to package Coca-Cola\u2019s top brands in multipacks. The 12 ounce (355 millileter) and 16.9 ounce (500 milliliter) products packaged with the durable, easy-to-hold carriers will be distributed throughout Liberty\u2019s multi-state territory. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages will be the first bottler in the world to implement the PETCollar Shield Plus bottle clip solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve made it our mission to invest in technology that produces recyclable beverage containers that can return to our system while significantly reducing the need for secondary plastic packaging,\u201d said Fran McGorry, co-owner of Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages. \u201cWe know the most valuable change to reduce plastic waste occurs when bottlers and packaging producers work together. We are proud to partner with WestRock to make this change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages expects to have the new paperboard carrier packaging system installed and operating by summer 2024. Once installed, the packaging system will add to the local bottler\u2019s paperboard packaging for mini-cans, implemented in 2022. Both packaging systems combined are expected to replace 200,000 pounds of plastic a year from Liberty\u2019s footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PETCollar Shield Plus is a paperboard multipack carrier and part of WestRock\u2019s PETCollar\u2122<\/sup> product family, which includes multipack clip solutions in a variety of sizes, designs and configurations for bundled bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur partners at Liberty Coca-Cola continue to push the boundaries by promoting secondary packaging alternatives to plastic throughout their operations while meeting the diverse needs of their consumer base,\u201d said Sam Shoemaker, president, Consumer Packaging, WestRock. \u201cWe share their commitment to innovation and look forward to supporting their ambitious sustainability goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing to implement the PETCollar Shield Plus packaging is the latest move Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages is making to advance its sustainability efforts. Along with being the first bottler in the United States to replace plastic rings for mini-cans, Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages was among the first Coca-Cola bottlers to produce and distribute bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding cap and label) in the United States. It has also installed a sustainable compacter that significantly reduces the bottler\u2019s carbon footprint and processes large volumes of full plastic and aluminum containers for recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are passionate about making investments in the communities we serve,\u201d said Paul Mulligan, co-owner of Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages. \u201cWe truly care about the environment, and we will continue to invest in systems that raise the bar for the entire industry. 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