Australian ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola Amatil has pledged to make all of its packaging recyclable by 2025. The move will cover all bottles, cans, plastic wrapping, glass, and cardboard, and is in line with Australia’s National Packaging Targets announced by Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price. Under the proposed sustainability initiative, the company will also focus on removing unnecessary single-use packaging through improved design, innovation or the implementation of recycled alternatives. Coca-Cola Amatil group managing director Alison Watkins said: “As a beverages manufacturer, we’re serious about playing our part in addressing recycling. We’ve heard the community message loud and clear that unnecessary packaging is unacceptable and we all need to work together to reduce the amount entering litter streams, the environment and the oceans. “The National Packaging Targets aim to make a substantive improvement in packaging waste reduction, which is why we’re proud to be a founding supporter and to champion their implementation by industry.” “The National Packaging Targets aim to make a substantive improvement in packaging waste reduction, which is why we’re proud to be a founding supporter.” The latest announcement made by the government builds on the packaging recyclability commitment announced at a meeting of federal and state environment ministers in April. At this meeting, the participants committed to making all packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 or earlier in the wake of the Chinese ban on imported plastic waste. Loading ... The recently announced packaging targets include 70% of Australia’s plastic packaging to be recycled or composted by 2025 and the requirement to ensure all packaging has 30% recycled content. Earlier this week, Amatil shareholder The Coca-Cola Company signed the Ocean Plastics Charter, which requires signatories, including governments, industry and the public, to rethink their relationship with plastics.
All of Coca - Cola beverage 's packaging , including cans , bottles and plastic wrapping , will be fully recyclable by 2025 . The recycling drive by the Australian ready - to - drink beverage company will be in line with the country 's National Packaging Targets . Coca - Cola beverages will also try to remove any unnecessary single - use packaging by replacing it with recycled alternatives , or through better design and innovation , as part of the planned initiative .