UNESDA - Soft Drinks Europe

The European #food and #drink industry is committed to achieving #packaging #circularity. How?   Check out FoodDrinkEurope’s Sustainable Packaging Pathway!   It presents the industry’s progress in packaging circularity and outlines the necessary steps forward, in collaboration with policymakers. ♻️🔄 Amongst the industry’s key policy asks are:   🔹 investments in collection, sorting, and #recycling infrastructures;   🔹 priority access to recycled materials when technically feasible and environmentally beneficial;   🔹 enablers for the development of #reuse systems (considering the complementarity between reuse and recycling).   🔎 Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-DHD_u8 #CircularEconomy

Have you heard of the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)? It is an industry initiative that supports PET bottle users in driving #circularity by: ✅ Providing PET bottle design guidelines for #recycling; ✅ Evaluating PET bottle #packaging solutions and technologies during their R&D phase where adjustments can still be made to mitigate recycling challenges; ✅ Facilitating understanding of the impact of new PET bottle innovation on recycling processes. The EPBP is supported by UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) and PETCORE EUROPE. 🔎 Find out more about the EPBP at https://www.epbp.org/ 🔗 And check out the EPBP leaflet 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEnpyKpV #CircularEconomy #PETRecycling #PETPackaging

🎥 Exciting news! Close The Glass Loop has just released its latest ‘Our Journey Through Sectors’ video highlighting the #SoftDrinks sector.   Together with our members Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Asociación de Bebidas Refrescantes, we are thrilled to share the proactive actions our sector is taking in Europe to reach a 90% collection rate of #GlassPackaging for #recycling by 2030. 🔄♻️   Watch to discover our journey towards #circularity of our glass packaging! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dsGSz3Gi #ClosetheGlassLoop #CircularEconomy

What do watersheds have to do with the #SoftDrinks sector? Much more than you would imagine!   Water is a critical natural resource for all of us: local communities, ecosystems, and industry. It is also the main ingredient in our soft drinks and our sector is firmly committed to managing our use of #water sustainably.   In its new video, our member Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) presents its inspiring Mission Possible Replenish Project in Andalucia (Spain). Since 2019, CCEP has been working closely with WWF to restore a watershed in this region with the aim of protecting biodiversity and conserving water. This is one of the 36 Replenish Projects that CCEP is running across its 31 markets as part of its mission to replenish 100% of the water in its drinks.    Watch the video to find out more! ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/di5gxBks

The new #EU legislative term will officially start next week. The 720 newly elected MEPs will convene at the European Parliament’s constituent plenary sitting in Strasbourg to elect its President and Vice-Presidents, and establish parliamentary committees. As we are about to enter a new mandate, we emphasise to policymakers the imperative of fostering #competitiveness. This is crucial for creating jobs, and ensuring sustainable economic growth in Europe. 🔎 Explore our Manifesto to find out more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/djhd2GzA

It’s so exciting that PepsiCo EU is now on LinkedIn! 🎉 Follow them to stay informed about their latest news. 👉https://lnkd.in/dnUsr62U

Last week, we were on the road!   We headed to France to discover Infineo, a joint venture created in 2012 in Burgundy between Plastipak and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) France with the objective of developing the plastic bottle #recycling industry and raising awareness of recycling and the #CircularEconomy.   First, we learnt about eco-design and sustainable #packaging at CCEP in the visitors’ center. Then, we went to the Plastipak plant, the first one producing food-grade #RecycledPET in France and which recycles 45,000 tons of plastic every year! It does it all: sorting, recycling, flakes, pellets, and preforms.   Hats off to those working towards making #BeveragePackaging circular! 👏   And a special thank-you to our colleagues from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for organising this great site visit!

As part of the #EU Council Strategic Agenda for 2024-2029, EU leaders are committed to building a prosperous and competitive Europe.   ‘’We are determined to strengthen the basis of our long-term competitiveness and improve citizens’ economic and social wellbeing’’, they state.   Our sector couldn’t be more supportive of this ambition.   🔎 Read the latest article by our President, Peter Harding, in Euronews to learn how we aim to build a more competitive and sustainable European #SoftDrink sector with the right policy support.   👉 https://lnkd.in/dKpzZkGi

Summer is here and this means warmer days and plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities. 😎   Whatever you do, have fun and make sure to stay hydrated. To those already on holiday, we wish you a wonderful summer break! 😃

There’s fresh data on collection of #glass containers for #recycling in Europe!   Close The Glass Loop announced that the #EU’s glass value chain sustained a steady 80.2% glass #packaging collection rate in 2022, reaching a record level of 12.4 million tonnes of collected glass.   Closing the glass loop is part of our sector’s strategy to achieve 90% collection of our #BeveragePackaging by 2030.   🔎 Check out the data 👉 https://lnkd.in/gmzy7HAZ   #CloseTheGlassLoop #CircularEconomy #PavingTheWayTo90