Coca-Cola Australia has been an Official Sponsor of Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week since 2019. The program engages Australians across the country in recycling education, improving recycling habits, and keeping valuable resources out of landfill.
As one of the largest beverage companies in Australia, Coca-Cola plays an important role in driving positive environmental change in the industry.
Coca-Cola’s global sustainable packaging strategy, ‘World Without Waste’ aims to create systemic change through supporting a circular economy for its packaging in every market where Coca-Cola operates.
In 2019, Coca-Cola in Australia was the first company in the world to have all single serve bottles made from 100 per cent recycled PET plastic (excluding caps and labels).
Coca-Cola Australia's commitments to a circular economy
There has been progress in Coca-Cola Australia’s sustainable packaging and circular initiatives:
- All Coca-Cola bottles and cans are recyclable by design, giving them every chance of becoming a bottle or can again.
- All Coca-Cola soft drink and water bottles under 1L are made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels).
- Supporting container deposit schemes (CDS) across Australia which are now in operation in all mainland states and territories, with Tasmania set to launch CDS in 2025.
- Bottling partner CCEP has invested in two PET recycling facilities here in Australia supporting the Coca-Cola vision to help their bottles become a bottle again.
- Transitioning the iconic green Sprite bottles to clear plastic, which makes it easier for them to be recycled into new bottles (compared to green plastic).
- Coca‑Cola Australia, with support from the Coca‑Cola Foundation, has been partnering with Eco Barge Clean Seas since 2018 to help remove marine debris from the Great Barrier Reef. Ecobarge Clean seas, helping remove the impact of litter on the Great Barrier Reef
Learn more.
https://www.coca-cola.com/au/en/sustainability/sustainable-packaging