Coca-Cola’s green billboard consumes carbon dioxide

July 7, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff

A popular soft drink making the world a slightly greener place. Surrounding the silhouette of the Coke bottle 60 by 60 foot billboard located along Northbound EDSA-Forbes is made up of a number of Fukien tea plants, each of which can soak up around 13 pounds of carbon dioxide per year, for a combined total of 46,800 pounds. The plants are housed in pots made from recycled Coke bottles and are watered via a drip irrigation system. The billboard is the product of a partnership between Coca-Cola Philippines and the World Wildlife Fund.

Recyclable materials were used for the overall make-up of the billboard. 3,600 pots were used, recycling old bottles of various Coca-Cola products. These bottles were filled with a potting mixture made up of a combination of industrial by-products and organic fertilizers-a formulation that is stable and light-weight. These bottles were also designed to contain the plants securely and to allow the plants to grow sideways. Additional holes were made for proper drainage and for holding the drip lines in place.

Coca-Cola's green billboard consumes carbon dioxide



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