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Keurig Dr Pepper joins recycling coalition, commits $10M

July 9, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper has become a founding sponsor of The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, committing $10 million over the next five years, alongside investments from industry peers, to increase and improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene plastic in the U.S., according to a press release.

The coalition will work to solidify polypropylene's status as a standard curbside recycling material through projects that enhance collection, sortation and processing in recycling facilities which, in turn, will increase the value and supply of recycled polypropylene and reduce the need for virgin plastic used in packaging.

The company has committed to making 100% of its packaging recyclable or compostable and incorporating 30% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) in its packaging by 2025. In 2020, KDP has continued to make progress against these goals, including:

• Expanding the availability of recyclable K-Cup pods in the U.S., remaining on track to transition all pods to recyclable polypropylene by the end of this year.
• Increasing use of PCR plastic in Keurig brewers.
• Incorporating post-consumer rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) in beverage bottles, with plans to begin transitioning the company's water portfolio and Snapple beverages to 100% rPET bottles in the first half of 2021.
• Enhancing transparency of its plastic footprint, as part of the World Wildlife Fund's Re:Source Plastic activation hub.