Bangkok, The Coca-Cola Business Group in Thailand launches packaging made from 100% recycled plastic, excluding labels and bottle caps. Envicco, GC Group, joins forces to recycle and reuse.
The Coca-Cola business group in Thailand, including Thai Namthip Corporation Co., Ltd., Haad Thip Public Co., Ltd. and Coca-Cola (Thailand) Co., Ltd., launched packaging made from 100% recycled plastic, excluding labels and lids. Bottles, starting with "Coke" original flavor and "Coke" sugar-free formula, 1 liter size, available nationwide today.
Currently, in more than 40 countries around the world, Coca-Cola has at least one product brand that uses packaging made from 100% recycled PET plastic, excluding labels and bottle caps, such as in Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and, most recently, Thailand. The use of such packaging is in line with Coca-Cola's global goals of promoting sustainability. It aims to make "Coke" packaging 100% recyclable by 2025 and use packaging made from at least 50% recycled materials by 2030. In Thailand, "Coke" bottles made from 100% recycled plastic are not. Includes label and bottle cap. Through standardized production processes and uses technology from Envicco Company Limited, which has passed food safety certification. By the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand and meets world-class product production standards of "Coca-Cola"
Mr. Sarut Wittayarungrueangsri Director of Corporate Relations, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola (Thailand) Co., Ltd. said that “Coca-Cola” is well aware that the plastic waste problem in Thailand is urgent and complex, requiring cooperation from everyone. sectors in solving problems together in a sustainable way is committed to helping drive complete plastic packaging recycling in Thailand Therefore, we designed innovative packaging made from 100% recycled plastic, excluding labels and bottle caps. Including expanding the campaign to collect packaging for recycling to cover more areas to facilitate consumers. and join together to create alliances and cooperation in many sectors
Mr. Natthanan Sirirak, Managing Director of Envico Company, GC Group, said that in this project, when the company received used plastic bottles, (Post-Consumer Recycled PET) which is collected from the alliance group. It will go through various processing steps. To develop it into high quality recycled plastic pellets Equal to new plastic pellets under the brand InnoEco with recycling technology and modern standard production processes from Europe. that can be traced back to the origin of used plastic 100%. In addition, it also receives international safety standards from America (USFDA), Europe, EFSA, and the FDA, being the first in Thailand.
“Coca-Cola” has encouraged consumers to separate waste and recyclable materials from the beginning through the “Coke” campaign, inviting them to separate and exchange for a chance to win “Trash Lucky”. It has been in operation for the third year and has recovered more than 700,000 PET plastic bottles. bottles and aims to reach a million bottles within this year. by this year's campaign Consumers can submit various recycled materials. without eliminating the brand through 64 recycling material collection points across Bangkok and 5 additional points in Phuket from 1 July to 31 December 2023. -Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency