In a big move, Coca-Cola announced that all plastic bottles less than 1 liter are made of 100% recycled plastic

Coca-Cola and Nestlé are further expanding the use of recycled plastic packaging in Oceania for food and beverages
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Plastic bottles less than 1 liter are made from 100% recycled materials

Coca-Cola Oceania and Coca-Cola Europe Pacific Partner Fiji have jointly announced that plastic bottles smaller than 1 liter are made from 100% recycled plastic to support sustainable packaging
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Roger Hare, general manager of Coca-Cola Euro-Pacific Partners Fiji, believes that this will significantly increase the company's total use of recycled plastic
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"We are using 100% recycled materials to make preforms, which are made into beverage bottles that are less than 1 liter
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" Roger Hare also encourages local people to recycle plastic bottles so that they can be collected, processed and reused
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It is understood that these sustainable packaging plans are used in six branded beverages sold locally, which can reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030
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Nestlé Australia has announced that its KitKat will be the first chocolate bar in Australia to be packaged in recycled plastic
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The company said it plans to have more than 40 million 45-gram KitKat bars next year packaged with 30 percent recycled content, reducing the amount of virgin plastic used by about 250,000 square meters, enough to cover more than 200 50-meter swimming pools
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Chris O'Donnell, general manager of Nestlé Oceania at headquarters, said: "We know consumers want more recycled content in our packaging, so we are delighted to introduce the KitKat 45g chocolate bar, the first in Australia to use recycled content.
Foodstuffs in soft plastic packaging
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“The company’s mission is to reduce the use of virgin plastic by a third
by 2025.
The introduction of recycled content into our packaging will have a major impact on our 2025 target
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We have implemented a number of changes to reduce our use of virgin plastic The use of plastic, but this transition is the first of our goals and will be a huge one
.
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The company also pledged to invest 2 billion Swiss francs globally to stimulate the market and drive a shift in food packaging from virgin to food-grade recycled plastic
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It is understood that 30% of the food-grade recycled plastic packaging in the packaging will be supplied by consumer goods packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki, which uses a mass balance method and has been certified by ISCC
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