Skip to main content
plas-tech engineering - Supplier for COC/COP PFS Syringes
Schreiner
rochling

Login Menu

  • Login
  • Register
Home
  • HOME
  • CONNECTIONS
    • Suppliers
    • Buyers
    • Professionals
    • User Companies
    • Softwares
    • Others
  • INDUSTRY UPDATES
    • Packaging News
    • Innovations
    • Press Releases
    • Events
    • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Testimonials
    • Packaging Interviews
    • Packaging 4 startups
  • BLOG
  • OUR PRODUCTS
    • Big Book of Packaging
  • OUR PARTNERS
    • Bonini
    • Bernhardt
    • EMA
    • Haemotronic
    • Intin
    • Plas-Tech Engineering
    • Polycine
    • Rochling
    • Sanok Rubber
    • Schreiner
    • TARA
    • Yukon Medical
  • SERVICES
    • SUSTAINABLE EXHIBITION
    • CONSULTING
    • DESIGN SERVICES
    • NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Coors Light Ditching Plastic Rings from Packaging, Saving 1.7 Million Pounds of Annual Waste

Coors Light Ditching Plastic Rings from Packaging, Saving 1.7 Million Pounds of Annual Waste

Profile picture for user GraniaJain
By Grania Jain on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 11:35

Coors Light is making a big change for the environment.

On Tuesday, the beer brand announced it would be eliminating plastic rings from its packaging globally, transitioning to fully recyclable and sustainably sourced cardboard-wrap carriers later this year.

It's not the first time Coors has been on the cutting edge of change. In 1959, the adult beverage giant notably debuted the two-piece recyclable aluminum can, revolutionizing the beverage industry in the process.

Ditching the plastic rings will save 1.7 million pounds of plastic waste annually, the company said in a release, and will make Coors Light the largest beer brand in North America to make the switch over.

Molson Coors, who owns brewing operations, will invest $85 million in the change to upgrade packaging machinery. The switchover will allow the company's entire North American portfolio of brands to advance to cardboard wrap carriers by the end of 2025, they said.

Back in 2017, Molson Coors set ambitious sustainability goals for 2025, making public their desire to have all their packaging 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable (and all their consumer-facing plastic packaging made from at least 30% recycled content).

Last year, the beverage brewer removed plastic rings across all major brands sold in the United Kingdom, including Coors and Carling, transitioning to recyclable cardboard sleeves. They also moved to more sustainable plastic rings in Canada in 2021 as an initial step, but committed on Tuesday to eliminate plastic rings entirely.

"Our business, and Coors in particular, has a long history of using packaging innovation to protect our environment, and today we are building on that rich legacy," said Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley in a release. "Just as Coors led the way by pioneering the recyclable aluminum can, Coors Light will lead the way by moving out of single-use plastic rings in North America."

Traditional plastic rings have been known to cause a slew of environmental issues, especially with marine life.

Plastic production, which began six decades ago, has created 8.3 billion metric tons of wasted, researches in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances reported in 2019, according to National Geographic.

The product is so strong, it takes more than 400 years to degrade, they said. And while recycling can help shorten the supply, a whopping 91 percent of plastic doesn't actually get recycled, the outlet reported.

Scientists predict that by mid-century, the oceans will contain more plastic waste than fish, ton for ton, which is why many see sustainability changes like the ones Molson Coors made so important.

To celebrate the change and debut the new packaging, Coors Light will launch a sustainable pop-up concept store in NYC modeling as inspiration and a vision for a world with no single-use plastics.

The "Plastic-Free Future Mart by Coors Light" — located at 603 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn, New York — will be open to adults 21+ between the hours of 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. through March 6.

Coors Light Ditching Plastic Rings from Packaging, Saving 1.7 Million Pounds of…
plastic rings
Recyclability
Compostable
  • Log in or register to post comments
plas-tech engineering - Supplier for COC/COP PFS Syringes
YUKON MEDICAL
TARA NIRMAN
schreiner
rochling
3 months ago
Recycling Program Turns Label Waste Into New Packaging
3 months ago
The High-Tech Secrets Behind the Humble Tin Can: A Modern Marvel of Steel Innovation
3 months ago
Recyclability Emerges as Top Priority for European Consumers, Amcor Study Finds

Follow Us

  • linkedin
  • facebook-f
  • twitter

Explore

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • About us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Login
  • Register
  • Add Testimonial

Company

  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Events
  • Packaging News
  • Terms & Conditions
Top 7 Packaging Must-Haves for Personal Care Products
Top 7 Packaging Must-Haves for Personal Care Products
03 May, 2025
FDA
Navigating New FDA Packaging Regulations in 2025: A Complete Guide
29 Apr, 2025
Lamination
Unveiling the Future of Lamination Films: Trends, Challenges & How Purchasers Can Stay Ahead!
26 Apr, 2025

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact
Home
  • HOME
  • CONNECTIONS
    • Suppliers
    • Buyers
    • Professionals
    • User Companies
    • Softwares
    • Others
  • INDUSTRY UPDATES
    • Packaging News
    • Innovations
    • Press Releases
    • Events
    • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Testimonials
    • Packaging Interviews
    • Packaging 4 startups
  • BLOG
  • OUR PRODUCTS
    • Big Book of Packaging
  • OUR PARTNERS
    • Bonini
    • Bernhardt
    • EMA
    • Haemotronic
    • Intin
    • Plas-Tech Engineering
    • Polycine
    • Rochling
    • Sanok Rubber
    • Schreiner
    • TARA
    • Yukon Medical
  • SERVICES
    • SUSTAINABLE EXHIBITION
    • CONSULTING
    • DESIGN SERVICES
    • NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION
Clear keys input element