The Coca-Cola Company has adopted a purchasing policy that states the Company's preferences for recycled products that satisfy current performance, safety, regulatory and cost requirements. In 1996, The Coca-Cola Company purchased more than 280,000 pounds of stationery, computer paper, business cards, office supplies, forms, envelopes and memo pads with recycled content. The Coca-Cola Company has initiated a recycling program that enables bottler partners to return worn or damaged plastic shipping cases to a manufacturer for shredding and recycling.
Bottlers then purchase new cases made with reground or recycled material.
Through the world's largest distribution system, consumers in nearly 200 countries enjoy the Company's products at a rate of more than 900 million servings a day.