In 2007, the Company invested $60 million in a series of recycling initiatives, including support of RecycleBank's curbside collection program and the construction of the world's largest PET bottle-to-bottle recycling plant .
The Coca-Cola Company, in collaboration with United Resource Recovery recycling company (URRC) have opened in Spartanburg, North Carolina State a new facility for PET recycling sites. The investment amounted to about 60 million dollars, being held on an area of 9300 sqm.The processing capacity is estimated about 45.5 million kilograms of PET, or the equivalent of over two billion bottles of Coca-Cola.
In 2007, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the world's largest Coca-Cola bottler, formed Coca-Cola Recycling LLC (CCR) with a mission to recover and recycle the packaging materials developed and used by the Coca-Cola system. CCR plays a key role in the Company's aspiration to recycle and reuse 100 percent of its packaging. While the primary beverage container materials -- aluminum and PET -- have high value as recyclables, not enough are recovered to meet the increasing demand.
The project also has launched a collection center. In 2010 will be released a second processing line, with a annual capacity of 20 million Kg.
How can we reduce pollution of the planet? The answer is recycling materials. It is one of the easiest ways to protect the planet against pollution. Each of us can participate in the recycling process. Unlike the other methods of greening the recycling involves less effort on the part of our consumers. Our contribution to the method of recycling consists in sorting household waste before being disposed of in containers. So to the consumer involves recycling of all just a little attention to sorting waste. Recycling works by the''nothing is lost, everything is reuse''. This is theory, but in practice ...
The main types of materials that can recycling are: concrete products, batteries, biochemical compounds, electronic devices, ferrous and nonferrous metals, glass, paper, plastics, textile matermaterials.
Why should recycled materials? Here are some environmental benefits of recycling endowment:
- Prevents the destruction of natural habitats of animals, biodiversity;
- Help to conserve natural resources; - Reduce the number of pollutants in the air and water;
- Reduce the CO2 emissions created by extracting and processing minerals;
Besides the benefits that recycling has on the environment and there are economic benefits:
- The actual costs of designing a product are much higher than the costs recycling;
- Creation of new jobs;
- Reusable assets are better built and can appreciate the value of time;
So, by using waste instead of raw materials not only preserve the environment and natural resources but also reduce pollution and energy demand. Our participation in recycling is imperative and necessary.
