PACKAGING

Taking action on packaging

Coca‑Cola offers beverages in a variety of packaging options – glass and plastic bottles, aluminium cans and refillable packaging. Each of these can play a role in helping reduce packaging waste and emissions. We are focusing efforts to use more recycled content and supporting collection rates, both of which require enabling policies and the growth of collection infrastructure.

Our goals - from design to collection

Designed to be recycled

We aim to use 35 to 40% recycled material in our primary packaging (plastic, glass, aluminum) globally, this includes increasing our recycled plastic use from 30% to 35% by 2035 worldwide.   

In Australia, all our soft drink and water bottles under 1 litre are made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels)

Partner to collect

Coca‑Cola globally aims to help ensure the collection of 70% to 75% of the equivalent number of bottles and cans introduced into the market annually by 2035.

How to recycle in Australia

Used and empty cans and bottles aren’t done when you are. You can help prevent them becoming waste by recycling them through your local Container Deposit scheme, so every bottle and can have another life

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Sprite remade – from green to clear

Learn more about why Sprite switched from green to clear bottles making them easier to recycle into new bottles.

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Refresh. Recycle. Repeat.

In 2019, we transitioned our single-serve bottles to 100% rPET (the term used for recycled PET) in Australia.

This means that all of our soft drink and water bottles under 1 litre are made with 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels).

Coca‑Cola and Planet Ark team up to help Aussies recycle more and recycle better

Most Australians love recycling and do a good job – if there’s access to the right information. 

 That's why Coca‑Cola has teamed up with Planet Ark on National Recycling Week since 2019 to help Aussies understand how to recycle and to raise awareness of Container Deposit Schemes (CDS).

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Our partnerships making a difference

Sea Cleaners - making waves in the fight against marine litter

Since 2019, with the support of The Coca‑Cola Foundation, Sea Cleaners has collected more than 376,000 kilograms of marine litter* from Auckland's waterways and coordinated over 13,000 volunteer hours.

*amount collected between Jan 2019 and Nov 2023

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Eco Barge Clean Seas – cleaning the Great Barrier Reef

Coca‑Cola Australia has been partnering with Eco Barge Clean Seas since 2018 to help clean up over 23,000kg* of marine debris from the Great Barrier Reef. We’ve also helped ensure that much of the material dredged from the ocean does not end up in landfill.

*amount of marine litter collected between January 2018 and November 2022.

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Tackling marine litter together with partners

Protecting the world's oceans from debris is a significant responsibility we can't tackle alone. That's why in Australia, New Zealand, and globally we partner with experts, nonprofits, our industry and governments to support innovation and actions that help curb the flow of plastic waste.

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Frequently asked questions

Used and empty cans and bottles aren’t done when you are. All our plastic and glass bottles, and cans are recyclable. We can help prevent them becoming waste by recycling them and helping them have another life.

Australia’s recycling system accepts a wide range of materials, but the best way to help your bottle become another bottle is to recycle it through your Australia’s recycling program Container Deposit Scheme. Visit your local council’s website to find your nearest Container Deposit Scheme Return Point.

In April 2025 the CSIRO (Australia’s National Science Agency) put out research showing  container deposit legislation, which enables people to take eligible beverage containers to a collection point for a refund, has reduced the number of beverage containers in the coastal environment by 40%. 

Where we’re making a difference

Our sustainability progress (PDF)