Category Archives: Waste

Focused on a World Without Waste

World Environment Day Highlights Our Ongoing Commitment to Sustainability

Accra, June 5 – “At Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), our sustainability strategy is centered around people—consumers and our employees—and driving sustainable solutions that build resilience into our business to respond to current and future challenges, while creating positive change for the planet,” said CCBA Chief Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability Officer, Tshidi Ramogase. “Water is […]

Voltic and LaDMA team up with University of Ghana Plastic Recycling Project to tackle plastic waste

November 25, Accra – A unique partnership between the private sector, local government and the University of Ghana Plastic Recycling Project set the stage for a cleanup of plastic waste at Labadi Beach. Staff from Voltic (GH) Limited, members of the University of Ghana Plastic Recycling Project and the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly team joined […]

Labadi Beach gets a refresh on World Cleanup Day

16 September 2023, Accra – Labadi Beach received a refresh on International Coastal Cleanup Day when Voltic (GH) Limited, in collaboration with the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District and the University of Ghana Plastic Recycling Project came together to collect plastic waste. “As a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, we are leading the industry in […]

Africa’s large informal economy a key element of strategies to eliminate plastic waste

Jacques Vermeulen Plastic waste is a growing problem globally, with up to 12.7 million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans each year1. Plastic packaging is also an essential part of our modern lives, supporting efficient, safe and hygienic food value chains, among other important applications. On a continent where food safety is an abiding […]

Voltic MD joins high panel discussion on addressing Ghana’s plastic menace

Accra – Voltic (GH) Limited Managing Director, Flora Jika, has renewed the company’s commitment to a 100% collection rate at a National Blue Economy Summit, held in Accra last week with the theme “Our Ocean’s Heath, Our Prosperity, Our Planet’s Security”. The Summit was organized by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advisory Unit of the Office […]

Recycling gathers momentum in Africa, growing jobs and small businesses

More and more plastic waste is being diverted from landfills and into a circular economy that grows employment and entrepreneurship in African countries, as we celebrate Global Recycling Day today (March 18). Food and beverage packaging is an important part of modern life, helping to ensure food safety and reduce food waste, yet the world […]

Building a circular economy for plastic waste key to preserving Africa’s marine resources

By: Tshidi Ramogase | CCBA Chief Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Officer The African Union has called the Blue Economy the “New Frontier of African Renaissance”, and with good reason. As the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has noted in a policy handbook for the Blue Economy, 38 out of the 54 African states […]

Campaign against plastic waste intensifies as world marks Earth Day

The tide is turning against plastic waste as the world marks Earth Day today (April 22), with increasing co-operation between private companies, communities, NGOs, government entities and religious organizations to tackle the issue. Voltic (GH), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), has pioneered recycling projects in communities and tertiary institutions, created opportunities for women […]

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