PepsiCo set to debut environmentally friendly vending machines
Posted on Mon Mar 30 2009
Who really thinks of the fact that vending machines emit greenhouse gases and use hydrofluorocarbons? Pepsi, apparently. The No. 2 cola maker today said it is rolling out the first eco-friendly vending machines in the U.S. These green machines will begin popping up this month in Washington, D.C. They emit 12 percent less greenhouse gas and use carbon dioxide, a natural refrigerant, instead of HFCs. This marks the first time that vending machines cooled by CO2 have been introduced In America. PepsiCo is also eliminating HFCs from the insulating foam in vending machines, coolers and fountain equipment. It's also testing thousands of machines around the world that rely on other green refrigerants, including isobutane and propane. Pepsi last week also announced the lightest plastic bottled-water packaging in the country. Maybe Pepsi should change its colors to green and white.
—Posted by Kenneth Hein
