Japan’s Suntory teams up with Coca-Cola on plastic recycling push
The beverage giants want to force Vietnam to create a large-scale recycling system, but isn’t sure how, just yet
25 June 2019 - 17:08
Tokyo — Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings has said it will work with rival Coca-Cola, as well as Nestlé, to push the government in Vietnam, among the biggest contributors to plastic waste in the ocean, to create a large-scale recycling system.
The alliance comes amid growing global outrage over such pollution, with the EU voting to outlaw some single-use plastic items such as straws. Japan plans to discuss the issue at the G20 summit it hosts this month...
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