Why Did PepsiCo Reduce the Weight of Its Water Bottles

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why did PepsiCo reduce the weight of its water bottles by 20 percent?

• A) to save money on shipping
• B) to save money on materials
• C) to satisfy environmental groups
• D) to sell more bottles of water
• E) because PepsiCo was concerned about waste from its bottles
• Some packaging changes are designed to make the product more ecological, such as PepsiCo's response to concerns about the waste associated with bottled water. To reduce the amount of plastic it uses, PepsiCo has decreased the weight of its water bottles by 20 percent.

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