Sprite is ditching its iconic green bottle — but environmentalists say it's not enough

On left, the classic green Sprite bottle. On the right, the new clear bottle. (Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; The Coca-Cola Co.)

For more than 60 years, the soft drink Sprite has come packaged in iconic green bottles. Now, that era has come to an end.

Starting Aug. 1, the Coca-Cola Co., which produces Sprite, will package the lemon-lime drink in clear plastic bottles in North America, the company announced Wednesday.