Coca-Cola PH bottler and MMDA partner to boost PET bottle collection and recycling

Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. kicks off partnership with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for clear PET bottle collection within select Metro Manila barangays

Sealing the partnership are key representatives from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI). From left to right: MMDA General Manager Usec. Procopio Lipana, MMDA Deputy Chairman Usec. Frisco San Juan Jr., MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Romando S. Artes, CCBPI VP for Corporate & Regulatory Affairs Atty. Juan Lorenzo Tañada, and CCBPI Commercial Unit Director for Greater Manila Area Adrian Javier, lead the significant collaboration to promote cleaner and waste-free Metro Manila​​ through the Mobile Material Recovery Facility and Tapon to Ipon program in barangays.

A waste recovery and recycling campaign kicked off across the country’s capital region as part of a significant partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), the local bottler of the global beverage brand, and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Coca-Cola PH strengthens recycling presence in Bacolod, 500 stores to join Tindahan Extra Mile

Coca-Cola Philippines, in partnership with Basic Environmental Systems and Technologies, Inc. (BEST) and the Philippine Association of Stores and Carinderia Owners (PASCO), has launched the Tindahan Extra Mile (TEM): Balik PET Bottle Program in Bacolod City. 

By engaging 500 sari-sari stores and carinderias as new collection partners, consumers in Bacolod City can take more action around recycling and help advance a circular economy for plastic packaging. 

Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez welcomed the initiative and emphasized the importance of partnering with industries, companies, social enterprises, and non-government institutions to deliver impactful and sustainable opportunities that can help uplift lives.