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Coors Light Ditches Plastic 6-Pack Rings For Recyclable Packaging

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)- Coors Light is going green. The beer is ditching the plastic rings on its 6-packs and the move is expected to save nearly 2 million pounds of plastic waste every year.

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Coors is getting rid of those plastic rings worldwide with the $85 million investment. That will allow the company to update machinery and transition to fully recyclable cardboard carriers.

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The new packaging will be debuted in New York City on Wednesday even though the Coors plant is located in Golden.

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