Anthony Clark
Coca-Cola has officially opened what it claims is the world’s largest bottle-to-bottle recycling plant, in South Carolina. The US facility, which was built by United Resource Recovery, will annually produce 100 million pounds of recycled plastic for reuse as bottles when at full capacity.
The 30-acre plant, which has been running at low volumes since November, will eventually employ 100 people. The facility will help Coca-Cola meet its long-term goal of recycling or reusing 100% of its bottles and cans in the US.
Coca-Cola has invested $60m in a series of recycling initiatives including the South Carolina plant. According to the company, bottles made from recycled materials use less energy to produce than bottles made from raw materials.