Coca-Cola attempts to hold itself accountable with latest sustainability project: 'A powerful step'
Urgent solutions to single-use plastic waste are needed across the continent due to increasing demand, rapid urbanization, and insufficient waste management programs.
As The CSR Universe reported, Coca-Cola has committed to increasing plastic waste efforts in nine countries. It provided a $15 million grant to support the United Nations' plastic waste management efforts in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Maldives, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
The collaboration aims to reduce and eliminate disposable plastic in these countries and improve the livelihoods of waste management workers.
The effort involves promoting recycling, reducing plastic leakage into the environment, and inspiring policy changes through community-level action. It will also work to incorporate new plastic waste technology into waste management plans to improve collection, recycling, and leakage.
This plastic waste collaboration is significant because it goes beyond just cleaning plastic up in Asian communities. It aims to combat the problem by focusing on the circular economy and changing development models to reduce plastic pollution.
"Through our collaboration with UNDP, the foundation aims to advance solutions that minimise packaging waste, support better collection methods, and enhance processing capabilities," said Carlos Pagoaga, president of the Coca-Cola Foundation. "This approach not only helps address plastic waste more effectively but also contributes to long-term improvements in local communities and the broader environment."
In recent years, Coca-Cola has been making strides toward sustainability, including upgrading its delivery fleet to include electric trucks. The company has also launched initiatives to increase the amount of recycled plastic in its bottles and supported drone-based plastic waste cleanup projects in waterways.
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In a Coca-Cola Company LinkedIn post about the news in Asia, one person commented, "There are so many exciting technologies with the potential to revolutionize waste management. Our planet needs them in action now!"
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