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▍原文

Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. Sprite's current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET), an additive that can't be recycled into new bottles, a key initiative for the company as it looks to reduce plastic waste.

"Taking colors out of bottles improves the quality of the recycled material," Julian Ochoa, CEO of R3CYCLE, a plastic group helping Coca-Cola improve its recycling, said in a statement.

▍语言点 

1. retire /rɪˈtaɪr/ v. 退休，退役

· The aircraft was retired in 1990.

这架飞机于1990年退役。

2. additive /ˈædətɪv/ n. 添加剂

· add /æd/ v. 增加

3. initiative /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ n. 新方案；主动性(a new plan for dealing with a particular problem)

· do sth. on one’s own initiative 主动做某事

4. take sth. out of 从……中取出

· Part of her article is taken straight out of my book. 

她文章里有一部分内容，是从我的书中抄来的。

5. improve quality 提高质量 

▍复述文本

Sprite is going to look very different. When you reach for that green plastic bottle, you won’t find it. That’s because Sprite is retiring it after more than 60 years. 

Sprite's current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate known as PET, which is an additive that can't be recycled into new bottles. This is a key initiative for the company to reduce plastic waste, because the clear bottles are more green and environmentally friendly. 

"Taking colours out of bottles improves the quality of the recycled material," Julian Ochoa said in a statement, who is the CEO of a plastic group helping Coca-Cola improve its recycling.

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