made to sustainable packaging, beyond this PlantBottle packaging announcement?
We have a long history of leading the industry in sustainable packaging. We were the first company to launch a beverage bottle made with recycled content in 1991. Since then we’ve led the industry in our global use of recycled content PET and direct investments in PET plastic bottle-to-bottle recycling facilities. In September 2007, we made an investment of more than $60 million to build the world’s largest plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C., and support recycling in the U.S. The 30-acre plant will be fully operational next year. Over the next 10 years, it is expected to eliminate the production of 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. We’ve also made investments in recycling facilities in Australia, Mexico, Austria and the Philippines. We’ve also made progress toward our goal to be the most efficient user of packaging materials in the beverage industry. Since initially introduced, we have reduced the weight of the packaging in our 8-fluid-ounce
