Comments on: Coca Cola Promotes Use of Plastic for Earth Day?

By: air stream

air stream — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:36:00 +0000

What you have here is a corporation trying to be green because it’s the “in thing” to do – but really it just shows that selling and promotion is way more important to them than the environment. Sadly thousands of people will be thinking they are helping the environment this way somehow.

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By: LoneWolf

LoneWolf — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:13:44 +0000

I understand why Coca Cola uses plastic bottles, but promoting them as part of Earth Day is pretty bad. It shows that they don’t get it.

It reminds me of Pepsi’s “Addiction Research Foundation” a few years back. I always got a laugh out of that one.

I love Coke, but I need to stop drinking it for my health. It isn’t the healthiest drink in the world. I wish they still used the glass bottles though.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:03:03 +0000

TY for commenting Chelle!
You are correct, many people don’t get it and I have seen these coloring pages and such being promoted as well!
That’s one of the reasons when doing the Green My World giveaway I reached out to companies that are aware of the product, packaging, and there own business routines.
IMO Try to make Earth Day and everyday about reduction above the other 2 “r”s I mean yes you can reuse and recycle the water bottles, but if you encourage demand then production is increased… then you have to hope the people that buy follow up with the other 2 “r”s.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:41:59 +0000

You know there have been times that I am out and about and unprepared and thirsty, I do buy the occasional water bottle. BUT Yes, I do feel if people are big on collecting points they will load up. I used collect them, I still have a TON I no longer enter (need to figure if there is a way to recycle or freecycle to someone that will be bothered). The people that may normally, if they buy water, but gallon jugs or what not may go out of their way this month to pick up individual bottle to get the points for Earth Day.

By: Chelle@Parents

Chelle@Parents — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:30:21 +0000

It does seem silly for them to promote it – and I definitely think using reusable plastic bottles makes a heck of a lot more sense. (After all, water is FREE out of your sink!) What you have here is a corporation trying to be green because it’s the “in thing” to do – but really it just shows that selling and promotion is way more important to them than the environment. Sadly thousands of people will be thinking they are helping the environment this way somehow.

In general, I think a lot of people don’t get earth day at all. I wrote a post about different activities I could do with the kiddos today – and while I was looking for some inspiration I saw so many sites that said “make posters about how much you love the earth” – “print coloring and puzzle pages”. I think “what a bunch of paper being wasted and probably not recycled afterwards”. I signed my son up for the EPA’s kids club last year – no joke they sent us a full sized piece heavy duty paper with 6 small stickers that only took up 1/4 of the page. Scary.

By: The Green Yak on Etsy

The Green Yak on Etsy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:18:34 +0000

I went to enter an Earth Day giveaway the other night, and the prize was a large package of bottled water. I went “What?” and then read a list of facts about how the bottles were supposed to be greener and less wasteful than normal bottled water. And then I went “WHAT.” Makes no sense to me at all. My reusable bottle seems greener than plastic.

(on the other hand, if I DID drink bottled water, the urge to win a free case of the stuff would probably be strong)

By: sommer @greenmom

sommer @greenmom — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:03:06 +0000

This such a joke. What is Coke thinking. Dummies.