Coca-Cola in recycling U-turn as firm backs Scottish drinks bottle return scheme
8 years, 1 month ago

Coca-Cola in recycling U-turn as firm backs Scottish drinks bottle return scheme

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coca-Cola has thrown its supports behind a deposit return scheme for drinks bottles in Scotland, in an effort to reduce littering and boost recycling that represents a major policy shift for the company. The deposit return scheme is designed to encourage consumers to return their drinks bottles by adding a small refundable charge at sale. “Our sustainable packaging review is ongoing, but it’s already clear from our conversations with experts that the time is right to trial new interventions such as a well-designed deposit return scheme for drinks containers, starting in Scotland where conversations are underway,” the company added. Only by these companies taking responsibility for the end life of the bottles they sell, will we close the loop on the 16 million plastic bottles which are dumped every day in the UK, and go on to pollute our beaches, land and sea.” Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the sea every year, according to Greenpeace.

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Coca-Cola investigated by UK authorities after urgent chemical recall of drinks in Europe
2 months ago

Coca-Cola investigated by UK authorities after urgent chemical recall of drinks in Europe

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola is dramatically scaling back its plastic promises
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Coca-Cola is dramatically scaling back its plastic promises

CNN  

New York CNN — Coca-Cola is scaling back its packaging sustainability goals, igniting outrage from environmental activists. The beverage company, which has long been criticized for being one of the world’s top producer of plastic pollutants, changed its “voluntary environmental goals” this week. “These challenges are complex and require us to drive more effective and efficient resource allocation and work …

LA County sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola over plastic bottles
4 months, 4 weeks ago

LA County sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola over plastic bottles

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola hails Olympics recycling trial ahead of UK deposit return scheme
7 months, 1 week ago

Coca-Cola hails Olympics recycling trial ahead of UK deposit return scheme

The Independent  

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Cashing in: Tourists urged to hand back their tins and bottles
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cashing in: Tourists urged to hand back their tins and bottles

Dutch News  

Tourists in Amsterdam are being alerted to the Dutch system of putting small cash deposits on bottles and cans in a new campaign, in an effort to reduce the amount of rubbish. The English language posters alert tourists to the fact that nearly all bottles and cans carry a deposit and to stop them dumping their drink containers in rubbish …

Flagship government recycling scheme delayed until 2027
11 months ago

Flagship government recycling scheme delayed until 2027

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola India joins forces with Reliance Retail for "Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana" PET collection, recycling initiative
1 year, 2 months ago

Coca-Cola India joins forces with Reliance Retail for "Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana" PET collection, recycling initiative

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, January 16 : Coca-Cola India and Reliance Retail have collaborated on a groundbreaking sustainability initiative, 'Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana,' which focuses on used PET bottle collection and recycling through Reverse Vending Machines and collection bins. The initiative is set to expand to 200 Reliance Retail stores nationwide by 2025, with a goal of collecting 5,00,000 PET bottles …

Coca-Cola and Nestle accused of greenwashing over bottle recycling claims
1 year, 4 months ago

Coca-Cola and Nestle accused of greenwashing over bottle recycling claims

The Independent  

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Why Scotland’s flagship recycling scheme could end up in the bin
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Scotland’s flagship recycling scheme could end up in the bin

The Independent  

A troubled deposit return scheme in Scotland for plastic drinks bottles and cans stands in danger of collapse after the British government said it can only be implemented if it excludes glass containers – a stipulation that, if agreed to, would render the scheme substantially less viable. The first minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, has written to the British prime …

Coke could help save oceans from plastic — by keeping its promise
2 years, 4 months ago

Coke could help save oceans from plastic — by keeping its promise

Al Jazeera  

The company defines how we drink beverages. That commitment, if met, could keep billions of single-use plastic bottles from polluting the world’s waterways and oceans while also reducing the company’s carbon footprint. Unfortunately, a key ingredient needed for Coca-Cola to keep its vow is missing so far: a parallel commitment from the company’s big bottlers to also raise their refillable …

Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to cut litter and boost recycling
2 years, 10 months ago

Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to cut litter and boost recycling

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Heineken products make up 23% of branded litter in UK
2 years, 10 months ago

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Heineken products make up 23% of branded litter in UK

The Independent  

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Coca-cola bottles make up 16 per cent of plastic waste on UK beaches, analysis finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Coca-cola bottles make up 16 per cent of plastic waste on UK beaches, analysis finds

The Independent  

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Over 8 Billion Drinks Containers Dumped in UK's Rivers and Seas in Just One Year
4 years ago

Over 8 Billion Drinks Containers Dumped in UK's Rivers and Seas in Just One Year

News 18  

A report has found more than eight billion drinks containers were dumped in rivers or seas, sent to landfill or not recycled in the UK in one year. In Germany, only 21 drink containers are trashed per person each year as a deposit return scheme has operated there for decades. Sam Chetan-Welsh, Political campaigner for Greenpeace, tells Daily Mail that …

Coca-Cola trials paper-based drinks bottles in Europe in step towards tackling plastic waste
4 years, 1 month ago

Coca-Cola trials paper-based drinks bottles in Europe in step towards tackling plastic waste

The Independent  

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Refreshing: Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled bottles in the US
4 years, 1 month ago

Refreshing: Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled bottles in the US

Al Jazeera  

The new bottles will cut the company’s use of new plastic by over 20 percent in North America compared to 2018, it said. The new recycled Coke bottles will reduce the company’s use of new plastic by more than 20% across its North American portfolio compared to 2018, according to the company. The company is introducing a new 13.2-ounce bottle …

Coca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year
4 years, 3 months ago

Coca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year

The Independent  

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McDonald's makes up the greatest proportion of England's litter by brand
4 years, 9 months ago

McDonald's makes up the greatest proportion of England's litter by brand

Daily Mail  

McDonald’s packaging accounts for half of England's fast-food litter, while Coca-Cola makes up one in five discarded non-alcoholic drink containers, a new study reveals. The US fast food giant's used food wrappers make up 52 per cent of all discarded inner food packaging, environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has said. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks …

Coca-Cola refuses to scrap plastic bottles in fear of reduced sales
5 years, 2 months ago

Coca-Cola refuses to scrap plastic bottles in fear of reduced sales

The Independent  

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The growing mountain of plastic rubbish forces Coca-Cola to consider its own recycling plant
5 years, 4 months ago

The growing mountain of plastic rubbish forces Coca-Cola to consider its own recycling plant

ABC  

Australia's largest bottler of soft drinks and water has capitulated to pressure from the national recycling crisis and now plans to build a plastic recycling plant on the east coast of Australia. Key points: A ban by China and other Asian nations on accepting Australian rubbish has forced the big bottler to consider building its own recycling plant While almost …

Companies 'making up excuses' to dodge plastic bottle recycling scheme, says marine charity
5 years, 11 months ago

Companies 'making up excuses' to dodge plastic bottle recycling scheme, says marine charity

The Independent  

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UK shoppers get £30k in first supermarket trial using reverse vending machines for plastic bottles
6 years, 2 months ago

UK shoppers get £30k in first supermarket trial using reverse vending machines for plastic bottles

The Independent  

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Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle attempt to water down new plastics laws, leaked letter reveals
6 years, 5 months ago

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle attempt to water down new plastics laws, leaked letter reveals

The Independent  

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Councils call for deposits on cans and plastic bottles
6 years, 8 months ago

Councils call for deposits on cans and plastic bottles

Dutch News  

Local councils have urged the government to introduce a deposit system for plastic bottles and cans this year to tackle the problem of litter. So far 328 out of 380 municipalities have joined a campaign by the Statiegeld Alliantie to extend the deposit system that currently applies to small glass bottles. D66 councillor Jan Lems, from Almere, which recently signed …

Councils call for deposits on cans and plastic bottles
6 years, 8 months ago

Councils call for deposits on cans and plastic bottles

Dutch News  

Local councils have urged the government to introduce a deposit system for plastic bottles and cans this year to tackle the problem of litter. So far 328 out of 380 municipalities have joined a campaign by the Statiegeld Alliantie to extend the deposit system that currently applies to small glass bottles. D66 councillor Jan Lems, from Almere, which recently signed …

Most people still do not care about buying plastic bottles, say campaigners
6 years, 11 months ago

Most people still do not care about buying plastic bottles, say campaigners

The Independent  

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Shoppers will be paid to recycle drinks containers, ministers announce
7 years ago

Shoppers will be paid to recycle drinks containers, ministers announce

The Independent  

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UK could adopt strict Norway plastic bottle recycling system
7 years, 1 month ago

UK could adopt strict Norway plastic bottle recycling system

The Independent  

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Coke aims to recycle a bottle for each it sells by 2030
7 years, 2 months ago

Coke aims to recycle a bottle for each it sells by 2030

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Coca-Cola announced long-term recycling goals Friday, including attempting to recycle a bottle or can for every beverage it sells by 2030. The soda maker and other consumer products companies have been under pressure from customers and environmental advocates to stop using plastic packaging, and fast-food giant McDonald’s unveiled new recycling goals of its own just this week. …

Tesco calls for a deposit on plastic bottles
7 years, 2 months ago

Tesco calls for a deposit on plastic bottles

Daily Mail  

Tesco last night became the first major supermarket to throw its weight behind efforts to tackle the scourge of throwaway plastic bottles. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has described the introduction of a DRS for plastic bottles and drinks cans as a 'great idea' Iceland said it was willing to install such machines in support of trials in Britain. Mrs May …

UK Supermarkets and drinks manufacturers should pay for plastic recycling, say MPs
7 years, 3 months ago

UK Supermarkets and drinks manufacturers should pay for plastic recycling, say MPs

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola to double amount of recycled plastic in its bottles by 2020
7 years, 8 months ago

Coca-Cola to double amount of recycled plastic in its bottles by 2020

The Independent  

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Cafés should be forced to provide free drinking water to cut plastic pollution, says Keep Britain Tidy
7 years, 10 months ago

Cafés should be forced to provide free drinking water to cut plastic pollution, says Keep Britain Tidy

The Independent  

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Coke Hopes No One Notices All The Plastic Bottles Floating In The Ocean
7 years, 11 months ago

Coke Hopes No One Notices All The Plastic Bottles Floating In The Ocean

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After a recent controversial Pepsi ad incited outrage on the Internet, an advocacy group is calling on soda drinkers to express the same level of concern over the questionable environmental practices of the soft drink company’s biggest competitor, Coca-Cola. Greenpeace also criticized Coke, the world’s largest soft drink company, for its reluctance to set a new industry …

Government considers plastic bottle tax to tackle growing household and public waste
8 years, 2 months ago

Government considers plastic bottle tax to tackle growing household and public waste

The Independent  

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Coke container deposit challenge faces fight
12 years, 3 months ago

Coke container deposit challenge faces fight

ABC  

The Northern Territory Government says it will fight a legal challenge by Coca-Cola Amatil over the validity of its container deposit scheme. The scheme was first introduced in the Territory by the former Labor government at the start of the year and encourages people to return cans and other containers to approved depots for a 10 cent refund. Chief Minister …

Behind The News
16 years, 7 months ago

Behind The News

ABC  

Fourteen billion bottles and cans! So if you're in South Australia, you can take your drink container along to a recycling centre and get 5 cents back. South Australia is the only state with a drink container deposit scheme and it's been doing it for a long time. Environment groups say the government should set up can and bottle deposit …

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