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Samoan Community Leaders, Environmental Advocates Call on Coca-Cola’s Largest Bottler to Keep Plastic out of the Pacific and Bring Back Reusable Packaging

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Samoan Community Leaders, Environmental Advocates Call on Coca-Cola’s Largest Bottler to Keep Plastic out of the Pacific and Bring Back Reusable Packaging Oceana, Inc…
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  • In 2021, Coca-Cola stopped bottling its products in reusable glass bottles in Samoa and now imports large quantities of single-use plastic bottles from Fiji and New Zealand.

    60% confidence

  • Coca-Cola should move back to reusable bottles like glass in Samoa and become a leader in the transition away from plastics.

    60% confidence

  • CCEP is Coca-Cola's largest bottler by revenue and operates across 31 global markets including Western Europe, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

    60% confidence

  • Due to limited recycling capacity in Samoa, most plastic waste ends up littered, illegally dumped, incinerated, or landfilled, with consequences visible on land, beaches, and in the water.

    60% confidence

  • Imports of plastic bottles to Samoa more than doubled between 2020 and 2025, and Coca-Cola products account for about one-third of beverage bottle waste in the country.

    60% confidence
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