German Environmental Aid criticizes Coca-Cola's plans for beverage can plant in Halle
Multi-million investment is a declaration of bankruptcy for environmental and climate protection
The beverage company Coca-cola plans to invest 45 million euros this year in the construction of a filling plant for beverage cans in the city of Halle. From 2026, millions of drinks are to be filled into environmentally and climate-damaging cans there. Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) sharply criticizes this.
Barbara Metz, Federal Managing Director of DUH, said:
"With this can plant, Coca-Cola is manifesting a disposable business model that has been harmful to the environment and climate for decades - and is threatening the reusable system in Germany, which is characterized by small and medium-sized businesses. Cans are one of the most environmentally and climate-damaging types of beverage packaging. They are material- and energy-intensive to produce, generate large amounts of CO2 and are transported over long distances. In view of the ongoing climate crisis, we need particularly environmentally friendly packaging such as regional reusable bottles. For years now, we have been falling short of the 70 percent reusable quota stipulated in the Packaging Act. The future German government must finally take action and introduce a levy of at least 20 cents on disposable plastic bottles and cans to promote reusable packaging - for environmental protection and jobs in the region."
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