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Best of Davos: Party Favors

Arlene Getz

Guests at corporate cocktail parties tend to come away with books or CDs. Coca Cola, though, went a step further by giving away black sweatshirts with a politically-correct tinge of green. According to Coke, the fleece garments are made of 55 percent recycled assorted plastic bottles (converted into polyester, so there are no scratchy bits.) "This jacket contains approx. 9 20 oz. bottles inside," proclaims the label. And to carry it away? A re-usable cloth grocery bag. We're not sure how many bottles went into making those.

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