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NEWS
Coca-Cola doubles recycled plastic use
DIARY
FROM 2020, Coca-Cola will use 16,000 tonnes less of virgin plastic in Australia as it doubles its use of recycled plastic bottles in the Australian market.
In what is claimed to be the biggest commitment of its kind by any beverage company in Australia to date, Coca-Cola Australia and bottling partner Coca-Cola Amatil announced on 16 April that by the end of this year, 70 per cent of the plastic bottles manufactured for Coca-Cola Australia bever- ages – across soft drinks, water and juice in small packages (600ml and under), and in- cluding its major brands like Coca-Cola, Mount Franklin, Sprite, Fanta, and Pump 750ml – will be made entirely from recycled plastic.
Quantifying this, Peter West, MD of Australian Beverages at Coca-Cola Amatil, said this will double the current use of recycled plastic across its beverage range by year’s end.
“The increase in the use of recycled plastic means the company can avoid using around 16,000 tonnes of virgin plastic each year from 2020,” West said.
Stepping up the fight against plastics waste: Vamsi Mohan Thati (left), president of Coca-Cola Australia and Peter West, Coca-Cola Amatil managing director of Australian Beverages.
“It’s the single largest increase in recycled plastic use in our history, and our strongest step forward in re- ducing packaging waste and the environmental impact of our operations.”
West said the collective voice of the community has been heard “loud and clear”, that “unnecessary packaging is unacceptable and we need to do our part in it nationwide”.
Vamsi Mohan Thati, presi- dent of Coca-Cola Australia,
said: “As Australia’s biggest beverage company, we have a responsibility to help solve the plastic waste crisis.”
The move is in line with Coca-Cola’s global commit- ment to a World Without Waste and to increase recy- cled content and make all of its bottles and cans recycla- ble, and Coca-Cola Amatil’s commitment to Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets on recyclable and recycled materials. ■