Coca-Cola upping its recycled content use in Bolivia

As Coca-Cola is celebrating 75 years of doing business in Bolivia, a corporate manager in that nation says the beverage maker is continuing to increase its recycling goals.

Quoted in an online article by the Bolivia-based La Razón, General Manager of Coca-Cola Bolivia Guillermo Gonzales touts the soft drink maker’s growing use of recycled content in its plastic bottles.

“In 2010 we were pioneers in using recycled material in bottling plants,” he tells La Razón. “We started with 10 percent, we continue with 30 percent and we hope in the future to reach 50 percent.”

Coca-Cola works closely with two bottling firms in Bolivia, combining to operate five plants in the nation, according to the newspaper. Gonzales indicated the companies are also combining to recover 100 percent of wastewater generated at its plants.

In addition to addressing recycling as a cause, the Bolivian general manager said Coca-Cola Bolivia has a goal of boosting sugar-free products to 50 percent of its sales in the nation, helping to combat obesity.