In celebration of World Oceans Day, Coca-Cola Philippines and Plastic Bank® announced that in 2022, they will together help to collect 10 million post-consumer PET plastic bottles to address and solve the global packaging waste issue while improving the lives of partner collectors and junk shops enrolled in the Plastic Bank Ecosystem Impact Program. This […] More
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country—is accelerating its plastic bottle collection program “Tapon to Ipon: Basta Klaro, Panalo” to benefit more communities nationwide. Through Tapon to Ipon, clear beverage plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—material that is 100% recyclable—are collected to be given new life through PETValue Philippines, […] More
Sustainability is at the core of Coca-Cola’s way of doing business. From supporting women entrepreneurs to its many recycling and packaging collection programs — Coca-Cola has been at the forefront of industry initiatives towards inclusive, sustainable solutions in the Philippines. Together with Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, the social development arm of Coca-Cola in the country, the […] More
The Philippines’ plastic recycling rate stands at only 28% according to a 2018 report by the National Solid Waste Management Commission. Of the 2.7 million tons of waste generated annually, a staggering 9,000 tons end up in landfills or at sea due to a lack of recycling facilities and improper disposal of waste. More
Emirates has signed a contract with UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling on a pioneering initiative, where its first retired A380 aircraft will be upcycled and recycled, dramatically reducing the environmental impact of the deconstruction process and drastically reducing landfill waste. More
Coca-Cola Philippines today shared three-year progress of their ‘World Without Waste’ program at an online event for media and stakeholders, including the latest details around their efforts to drive a circular economy in the Philippines and an update on PETValue Philippines, their pioneering bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility set to open in early 2022. More
Now on its third year, Reimagine Recycling – an annual program which aims to scale emerging circular economy initiatives through workshops and grant funding, takes on a different format by seeking waste solution program proposals to support. It aims to train organizations with existing projects that help address issues on waste segregation, recycling/upcycling, improving the […] More
Single-use plastics have been a detriment to the environment for a long time and the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest share of plastic waste that is deemed inadequately mismanaged. According to a 2020 study, only 40% of packaging waste in the Philippines is collected, and only 9% of the plastic waste […] More
Watsons, in partnership with SM Cares, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, will give their customers access to exclusive discounts in exchange for their empty packaging of health and beauty products through SM’s Trash to Cash recycling market. More
Did you know that the Philippines is the top 3 contributor to ocean pollution among all the countries?* Waste in landfills and oceans are piling up due to the surge of waste that increased especially during the pandemic. It is an important time to accelerate our reduction of plastic waste, and to search for recyclable […] More
This June, millions of people around the world will be observing two of the most important dates dedicated to the protection and conservation of the environment—World Environment Day on June 5 and World Oceans Day on June 8. More