Since April 2011, in four european countries, the Actimel bottle is made with no less than 95% “green” plastic from sugarcane waste. Substituting a fossil fuel with a renewable resource in this way will help decrease the Actimel packaging carbon footprint by at least 70%. This new plastic is no different in appearance, colour, or texture, and has no effect on the taste of Actimel. Like the old bottles, these new bottles are recyclable, but not biodegradable.