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"  Not since Crystal Pepsi has the Pepsi-Cola Company released such big news. But while clear Pepsi rocked cola consumer world, this release will have greater sway over the physical world. The company announced yesterday that it has developed an entirely plant-based bottle. The new bottle is made from completely renewable resources and is the first of its kind. The bottle consists of materials like cornhusks, pine bark and switch grass. The company hopes that these materials will also include orange peels, potato peels, oat hulls and other recyclable byproducts from its food companies. Using agricultural materials PepsiCo has managed to create a substance that is identical to petroleum-based PET, which means a bottle that appears to be the same as a typical plastic bottle. It feels the same, protects the product the same and imparts no flavor to the product, which is one of the key benefits of using plastic. The bottle will go into production in 2012. Learn more about the new Pepsi bottle on MSN This achievement marks a continuation in PepsiCo&amp;#039;s recent efforts to reduce the company&amp;#039;s carbon footprint including SunChips&amp;#039; compostable bag, Aquafina&amp;#039;s light-weight Eco-Fina bottle and Naked Juice&amp;#039;s 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottle. It also means Coca-Cola may have to rethink its unhopeful stance on the viability of biodegradable bottles. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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