By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Coca-Cola Foundation in partnership with a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and a waste aggregator, is setting up a mini-factory in Delta State for the conversion of PET bottles into strapping belts, which would be inaugurated in the second quarter of the year.
To promote environmental sustainability, Coca-Cola Nigeria is targeting 15 per cent collection and recycling in the year.
Director, Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Amaka Onyemelukwe, said the company, its bottling partners Nigerian Bottling Company and through funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation, would increase its investments to scale PET collection across the country and drive the required behavioural changes.
She said as quoted by the Nation, “We are aware that more investors have begun to have the confidence to invest in the setup of recycling plants to further drive positive action, which will be commissioned later in 2022.
“ In 2021, over $1.1million in grants were awarded to various NGO partners and social ventures to drive recycling initiatives in various communities. It’s our resolve to open up the sector for more participation, with a view to attracting counterpart funding from the international community.
“This is based on the prospects we see in the recycling sector that can produce thousands of jobs for the teeming population.”
She said Coca-Cola and its partners are committed to implementing collection initiatives across communities, while the Coca-Cola with funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation will be investing over $2million to scale up collection across the six geographical zones and drive behavioural change projects in the year. ”Our goal is to achieve our 2030 ambitious goal of enabling 100 per cent collection for every packaging we put in the market,’’ she said.
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