Bottles Returned, Bottles Reborn

In April, Swire Coca-Cola HK and The Coca-Cola Company introduced the first 100% rPET* (recycled plastic) Coca-Cola® beverage bottles to the Hong Kong market. All 500ml Coca-Cola® Original, Coca-Cola® No Sugar and Coca-Cola® Plus bottles are now made from 100% recycled plastic.

The new packaging features “I’m a 100% rPET bottle” and “Recycle Me Again” messages to raise recycling awareness and encourage consumer action. These used bottles can be given new life - again and again - if they are properly returned and recycled. This will help us to realise our aspiration for a bottle-to-bottle circular economy.

In addition, Swire Coca-Cola and The Coca-Cola Company are collaborating with Drink Without Waste, an initiative aimed at increasing the recycling rate of single-use bottles and containers in Hong Kong. Together, they are investing HK$3 million in 2024 to support a new neighbourhood collection scheme. This initiative encourages cleaners and resident households in participating housing estates in Hong Kong to separate waste and help build a plastic-bottle recycling loop.

Other than the Hong Kong market, Coca-Cola's 100% rPET* bottles have also been introduced in our Vietnam market and in Oregon in the U.S..

As one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola® bottlers, we continue to leverage our expertise and develop new manufacturing technologies to offer consumers environmentally-friendly beverage packaging choices that promote a circular economy.

*Excluding caps and labels