Coca-Cola's Plastic Problem: Progress and Challenges in Sustainability
Coca-Cola's Plastic Problem: Progress and Sustainability Challenges
Coca-Cola is the world's largest beverage company. As the concerns about plastic waste and plastic pollution gain pace in building pressure, the environmental record of this company comes under sharp scrutiny. Though Coca-Cola makes promises on the issue of sustainability, the firm has been subjected to many major issues that it hasn't yet met those promises-at least, to date, and so far as the environment is concerned.
Commitments to Sustainability
The drinks company promised to deliver a "World Without Waste" by 2030, focusing on collecting and recycling every bottle or can it sells around the world. The company will achieve 100% recyclable packaging by this year, aside from ensuring that 50 percent of its plastic packaging will come from the same recycled materials by 2030.
All these goals, Coca-Cola has invested its money in low-tech packaging technology. For example, the idea of rPET is based on renewable re
