Sprite discontinues green plastic bottles for environmental reasons

Yahoo Finance Live checks out Coca-Cola's decision to discontinue Sprite's signature green plastic bottle on cut down on its environmental footprint.

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DAVE BRIGGS: All right, before we go, a little food news roundup. Some headlines out there. Soft drink Sprite is retiring its classic green plastic bottles in favor of a clear plastic bottle starting August 1. Coca-Cola announcing the change Wednesday and pinned it on an effort to become more environmentally responsible. The clear plastic is more easily recycled and made into new bottles. So going green by ditching green, Seana. Does it bother you?

SEANA SMITH: It bothers me a little, but I think it's something that I'll be able to get over. I'm so used to seeing those green bottles. I don't think I'm as opinionated about this as maybe our EP, Val, was this morning. She used the word-- she was like, that's disgusting. I'm never drinking Sprite again. So I don't think I'm necessarily that far, but Rachelle, what about you?

RACHELLE AKUFFO: I mean, I do get it that yes, it does make it easy to just have the clear bottles and recycle them. But it's like, these are the things that you cherished and grew up with. So it's sad to see them go. But I mean, I guess at least, it's for good reason, you know.

DAVE BRIGGS: Listen.

RACHELLE AKUFFO: I can't really complain.

DAVE BRIGGS: Recycling plastic bottles is one of the greatest crises our world faces, so anything that helps curb that a little bit, I am on board with. We don't hear enough about it.