Coca-Cola Fails To Increase Reusable Packaging And Ensure Millions Of Single-use Plastic Bottles Don’t Reach The Oceans

Oceana condemns Coke's failure to increase reusable packaging and calls for the company and its bottlers to outline plan to meet the company's reuse goal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Coca-Cola Company recently reported that the percentage of total beverage volume that it sold in reusable packaging in 2023 was just 14%, unchanged from the 14% reported by Coca-Cola for 2022. This update comes over two years after Coca-Cola pledged to reach 25% reusable packaging by 2030 and follows the company, last year, reporting a 2-percentage point decrease in reuse from 2020 to 2022 (from 16 % to 14%). Earlier this year, most of the company's largest bottlers reported declining sales of beverages in reusable packaging. In light of this lack of progress and commitment by the company's bottlers, Oceana is calling on Coca-Cola to disclose its plan for how the company will meet its reuse goal by its 2030 deadline.