Coca-Cola opens Lagos hub to process 13,000MT of plastic yearly

Coca-Cola has opened a new Packaging Collection Hub in Lagos, Nigeria, with the capacity to process up to 13,000 metric tons of plastic bottles per year.

The facility aims to boost plastic recycling efforts in the country, contributing to cleaner communities, creating local jobs, and contributing to Nigeria’s plastics recycling infrastructure.

It also seeks to contribute to cleaner communities and drive collective action to help reduce packaging waste by facilitating PET collection, processing materials into clean PET bales, and enabling rPET production through third-party partnerships.

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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the special adviser on Circular Economy, Titilayo Oshodi, described this newly commissioned facility as a symbol of progress and a tangible demonstration of the kind of Corporate Social Responsibility that was needed in Lagos.

“This hub will serve as a critical centre for collecting, sorting, and recycling PET plastics, which will significantly reduce plastic pollution in our environment,” said Sanwo-Olu.

Corroborating the governor, the Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola HBC, Zoran Bogdanovic, known locally as Nigerian Bottling Company, noted that the company is committed to reducing waste by collecting and recycling the company’s packaging in Nigeria.

“This facility represents a significant milestone in our journey of reducing waste by collecting and recycling our packaging in Nigeria,” he said.
He further noted that the hub would support local communities through job creation.