# WestRock and Liberty Coca-Cola to replace plastic multipack rings with paper carriers

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper-based PETCollar Shield Plus carriers, eliminating 200,000 pounds of plastic annually. Installation begins summer 2024 at its Philadelphia facility.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-12-04
- Where: Philadelphia, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 pounds of plastic eliminated annually
- Products: paper-based multipack carriers, PETCollar Shield Plus

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (supplier)
- [Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages](https://endata.com/companies/9572.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packworld.com](https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22880796/paperbased-carriers-from-westrock-help-cocacola-bottler-replace-plastic-multipacks), 2023-12-04: "Liberty Coca-Cola will be the first bottler worldwide to implement WestRock's PETCollar Shield Plus paper-based multipack carriers."

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