Coca-Cola Beverages Florida

Summary

Supporting Coca-Cola Beverages Florida's early-stage circular economy and zero-waste initiatives, including a circular plastics roadmap (rPET), Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) pilot analysis, and work toward GreenCircle certification.

Key Achievements

• Delivered a foundational rPET tolling roadmap, providing cost, logistics, greenhouse gas (GHG), and key performance indicator (KPI) analysis to guide future recycled-content decisions.

• Produced a data-driven analysis of an RVM pilot, generating actionable design and collection recommendations.

• Advanced GreenCircle certification readiness by identifying key reporting gaps in existing waste-streams data.

The Challenge

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida sought to advance its circular economy and zero-waste goals, in step with the Coca-Cola system's broader World Without Waste vision, by addressing three early-stage challenges: increasing recycled content (rPET) in plastic bottles, improving bottle collection through RVM pilots, and exploring GreenCircle certification for sustainability alignment.

How We Helped

• Analyzed costs, logistics, GHG implications, and KPIs to inform the rPET tolling roadmap's recommendations.

• Evaluated quantitative and qualitative RVM pilot data to identify collection gaps and inform design improvements.

• Reviewed waste-streams data provided by the sustainability team to identify GreenCircle reporting gaps.

The Impact

• Positioned Coca-Cola Beverages Florida to make more informed, data-backed decisions on recycled content as part of its circular economy strategy.

• Strengthened the case for RVM pilot expansion through data-driven design and collection insights.

• Advanced progress toward GreenCircle certification, supporting the Coca-Cola system's broader World Without Waste vision.