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After Nestlé, Coke is next
 
The Story of Stuff Project
It's time for Coca-Cola to Bring Back Refill
 

Fresh off the heels of our huge, hard-fought victory against plastic bottling giant BlueTriton, Story of Stuff is now tackling the plastic bottle itself.

Plastic bottles are emblematic of today’s plastic crisis – they’re fueling the petrochemical build out, are the greatest source of plastic packaging pollution, and have a clear alternative: the reusable bottle.

This month, our Bring Back Refill campaign hit the ground running. Our team released an in-depth report that provides a roadmap for the beverage industry and policymakers to address the plastics and climate crisis by shifting towards the reusable bottle.

Show your support for Bring Back Refill, and help us keep this campaign running!

Along with the report, we released an exposé-style short documentary that details Coca-Cola’s role in the rise and fall of the refillable glass bottle – exposing how in the 1970s, the company knew that single-use plastic bottles were worse for the environment, but doubled down on them all the same. Already, the video has garnered over 50,000 organic views, and delegates to the next round of global plastic treaty negotiations plan to screen the movie in Nairobi next month.

 
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With the Coke exposé, Story of Stuff is exploring a new kind of storytelling, short but deep dives that reframe key narratives, utilize in-person interviews with experts and archival footage, and are produced remarkably quickly – shot this July, and live on YouTube by September end.

As always, our storytelling is accompanied by opportunities for our viewers to take meaningful action. We've paired the video with a call to action that holds Coke accountable to its more recent pledges to sustainability – last year Coke pledged to sell 25% of its global beverage portfolio in reusables, but there’s a glaring hole in the US, where the company has virtually no refillable bottles in circulation. 

With this petition, we’re urging Coke to extend their 25% refill commitment to the US market, and support high-performing deposit return systems (aka bottle bills) that include refill quotas. And though we have just begun the planned promotion and distribution of this petition, it has already collected over 5,000 signatures!

While we’re thrilled with the response and level of engagement for this campaign launch, we’re just getting started. Bring Back Refill is a multiyear initiative, and we need everyone on board to meet our ambitious targets. Will you show your support by contributing to this campaign? 

From all of us at Story of Stuff, thank you!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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