PepsiCo Unveils World's First Entirely Plant-Based PET Bottle

PURCHASE, N.Y. (via AP) -- Remember the Cola Wars? Get ready for the Bottle Wars.
PepsiCo Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a bottle made entirely of plant material, which it says bests the technology of competitor Coca-Cola and reduces its potential carbon footprint.
The bottle is made from switch grass, pine bark, corn husks and other materials. Ultimately, Pepsi plans to also use orange peels, oat hulls, potato scraps and other leftovers from its food business.
The new bottle looks, feels and protects the drink inside exactly the same as its current bottles, said Rocco Papalia, senior vice president of advanced research at PepsiCo. "It's indistinguishable."
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and here is a article explaining how we got into this problem in the first place..