PepsiCo Pilots Climate-Friendly Vending Machines
PepsiCo announces a pilot project that introduces the climate-friendly vending machines placed in the United States.
"Many people don't realize that the largest part of a vending machine's GHG emissions -- about 95 percent, in fact -- come from the energy required to run it," says Robert Lewis, vice president of packaging and equipment development for PepsiCo. "The insulating foam and refrigerant gases are responsible for the rest, and we're committed to reducing all parts of the equation."
Under the new program, The Pepsi Bottling Group is placing 30 Pepsi-Cola vending machines in high-consumer traffic areas in the Washington, D.C. area. The machines, which feature the new Pepsi logo along with a special green refrigerant sticker, use less energy and generate 12 percent less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than current vending machines. In addition to their energy efficiency improvements, the new machines use carbon dioxide (CO2), a natural refrigerant, instead of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
"Many people don't realize that the largest part of a vending machine's GHG emissions -- about 95 percent, in fact -- come from the energy required to run it," says Robert Lewis, vice president of packaging and equipment development for PepsiCo. "The insulating foam and refrigerant gases are responsible for the rest, and we're committed to reducing all parts of the equation."
Under the new program, The Pepsi Bottling Group is placing 30 Pepsi-Cola vending machines in high-consumer traffic areas in the Washington, D.C. area. The machines, which feature the new Pepsi logo along with a special green refrigerant sticker, use less energy and generate 12 percent less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than current vending machines. In addition to their energy efficiency improvements, the new machines use carbon dioxide (CO2), a natural refrigerant, instead of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).