Packaging solutions for a World Without Waste
The interconnected global challenges of packaging waste and climate change have made this a focus for our business and communities. Our company and our bottling partners are taking a hard look at the packaging we use and how we can drive change.
Our strategy aims to create a circular economy for our packaging - from how bottles and cans are designed and manufactured to how they’re recycled and reused.
We have a responsibility to help solve the global plastic waste crisis, and we’re leveraging our scale and reach across markets to reach our sustainability goals, suppress waste pollution and reduce our carbon footprint.
We launched World Without Waste in 2018 which centers around three primary pillars:
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Conducted first study examining environmental impact of beverage and food packaging
Introduced lightweight, resealable – and recyclable – 2-liter polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle
Introduced first-ever plastic bottle made with recycled content
Co-founded Ocean Conservancy Trash Free Seas Alliance
Formed PET Recycling Company (PETCO), the South African plastic industry’s initiative to recycle 100% of its PET plastic output
Introduced PlantBottle, using 30% plant-based materials in place of petroleum
Invested in major expansion of PetStar, now the largest food-grade PET bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in the world
Developed new packaging strategy
Launched World Without Waste initiative at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Introduced Mexican bottled water brand Ciel in 100% recycled plastic bottles
Signed joint framework with UN Environment to curb plastic waste in Southeast Asia
Launched South African PETCO model in Kenya, in partnership with Kenya Association of Manufacturers
Co-founded UK Plastics Pact, bringing together stakeholders from across the entire plastics value chain to tackle plastic waste
Co-founded World Economic Forum Global Plastic Action Partnership
Invested in Circulate Capital, an impact-investment firm aiming to keep plastic waste out of the world’s oceans
Shared proprietary technology behind PlantBottle to foster bioplastics in packaging
Entered loan agreement with Ioniqa Technologies to transform hard-to-recycle plastic waste into high-quality, food-grade PET plastic
Nine new companies joined Reciclar pelo Brasil, making the co-investment platform - co-founded with AB InBev in 2017 - the largest of its kind, with 15 members and 250 cooperatives
The Coca‑Cola Foundation announced USD $5.4 million in grants to support innovative recycling pilots in seven U.S. locales
Initiated the creation of PETCO Ethiopia—the Ethiopian plastic industry’s initiative to recycle 100% of its PET plastic output
Coca‑Cola Vietnam partnered with several leading food and beverage companies to establish the country’s first industry-led Packaging Recovery Organization
The Coca‑Cola Australia Foundation announced grants of up to USD $600,000 to tackle marine pollution in Australian coastal and inland waterways
Coca‑Cola Beverages Philippines (CCBP) announced investment in a new bottle-to-bottle recycling facility that will be operational in 2021
ALBA Group Asia Limited, Baguio Waste Management & Recycling Limited and Swire Coca‑Cola Limited broke ground on a joint venture to build Hong Kong’s first food-grade PET and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic recycling plant
Coca‑Cola India joined peer companies as a key stakeholder to set up India’s first industry-formed, -owned and -managed multi-material packaging recycling organization — Circular Sustainability Solutions Private Limited — with the goal of collecting half a million metric tons of used packaging by 2025
Introduced the first bottle made from 25% marine plastic, collected from the Mediterranean Sea and beaches, in partnership with Indorama Ventures, Ioniqa Technologies and Mares Circulares
Jointly launched with GA Circular a first-of-its-kind comparative study examining Southeast Asia’s PET plastic bottle collection and recycling landscape — and provided a road map for action to accelerate the circular economy in the region
Introduced minimalist paperboard packaging solution KeelClip™ for multipack cans in Europe, expected to save 2,000 tons of plastic and 3,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually
PRAISE (Packaging and Recycling Alliance for Indonesia Sustainable Environment) announced the Packaging Recovery Organization for Indonesia to improve plastic collection and recycling
The Coca‑Cola Foundation and the Benioff Ocean Initiative announced an $11 million partnership to fund nine river plastic waste prevention programs around the world over the next three years
As of end of year 2019, 16 markets offered beverages packaged in 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles
Nearly 30 markets offer beverages packaged in 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles*
*Excludes cap & label
Set a new goal to reduce our use of virgin plastic derived from non-renewable sources by a cumulative 3 million metric tons over the next five years
Announced new global reusable packaging goal.
By 2030, we aim to have at least 25% of our beverages sold by volume worldwide in refillable/returnable glass or plastic bottles or in fountain dispensers with reusable packaging.
