Plastic Beverage Bottles

Plastic beverage bottles for soft drinks, water, juice, sports drinks, and beer. Made in a variety of sizes (e.g. 6 oz. to 2 L), colors vary (translucent, green, brown, light blue, etc.). Usually made of polyethylene terephthalates (PET or can be made of PETE).

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An assortment of plastic beverage bottles found on Norwegian Memorial Beach, WA.
An assortment of plastic beverage bottles found on Norwegian Memorial Beach, WA. (Photo Credit: Olympic Coast NMS)
Plastic bottle with barnacles attached to it found on Midway Atoll.
Plastic bottle with barnacles attached to it found on Midway Atoll. (Photo Credit: Junichi Sugishita, NWR)
Milk jug found on Midway Atoll. Plastic milk jugs should be recorded as beverage bottles rather than "Plastic - Other Jugs / Containers".
Milk jug found on Midway Atoll. Plastic milk jugs should be recorded as beverage bottles rather than "Plastic - Other Jugs / Containers." (Photo Credit: Junichi Sugishita, NWR)
Plastic water bottle found on Manila beach, CA.
Plastic water bottle found on Manila beach, CA. (Photo Credit: Ocean Conservancy)
Plastic juice bottle found a beach at North Point State Park, MD. Note that the lid is made of metal, however, the external material type is predominantly plastic, so the item is categorized as 'Plastic Beverage Bottle.'
Plastic juice bottle found a beach at North Point State Park, MD. Note that the lid is made of metal, however, the external material type is predominantly plastic, so the item is categorized as 'Plastic Beverage Bottle.' (Photo Credit: NOAA)

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