Coca-Cola to make all small bottles from recycled plastic by end of 2019

Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil have today committed to making 100 per cent of the beverage giant’s small bottles entirely from recycled plastic by the end of 2019.

All small packages, 600ml and under will be made from 100% recycled plastic. The move by the world’s largest beverage company is the single largest increase in recycled plastic use in its history, and will see the company cut the use of around 16,000 tonnes of virgin plastic from its operations each year from 2020, Inside FMCG reports.

Coca-Cola also committed to collecting and recycling as many bottles and cans as it sells globally each year, by 2030. Last year, the beverage giant made a global commitment to a World Without Waste, to increase recycled content and make all of its bottles and cans recyclable.