In a significant move towards addressing Nigeria’s waste collection challenge, the Coca-Cola System has launched a state-of-the-art Packaging Collection Hub in Apapa, Lagos.
The hub, which was commissioned on January 31, 2025, has the capacity to process up to 13,000 metric tonnes of plastic bottles annually.
John Owan Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, commended the Coca-Cola System for its investment in the hub, describing it as a bold step that would redefine Nigeria’s industrial landscape.
“Establishing this hub marks an important moment in our national industrial journey. It demonstrates what happens when industries rise beyond profit and embrace responsibility to the environment for job creation,” he said.
The hub is designed to serve as a comprehensive solution for plastic waste management, facilitating PET collection, processing materials into clean PET bales, and enabling rPET production through third-party partnerships.
This initiative is expected to contribute to cleaner communities and drive collective action to reduce packaging waste.
The Coca-Cola System’s investment in the hub underscores its commitment to reducing packaging waste and emissions.
The company aims to use 35% to 40% recycled material in primary packaging and ensure the collection of 70% to 75% of the equivalent number of bottles and cans introduced into the market by 2035.
The launch of the Packaging Collection Hub is a significant step towards achieving Nigeria’s sustainability goals.
As Enoh noted, “Nigeria is not waiting for an industrial revolution. We are building it. Waste is no longer waste—it is a resource, an economic asset, and a tool for wealth creation.”
The hub is expected to create jobs and empower collectors, while also promoting a circular and regenerative industrial economy.
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