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Coca Cola partners with The Ocean Cleanup to tackle plastic pollution in Vietnam
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Monday, 17 January, 2022, 15 : 00 PM [IST]
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Vietnam
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The Ocean Cleanup recently launched its Interceptor Original trash collection system for testing in the Can Tho River in Vietnam, one of 15 major rivers where the solar-powered solutions will be deployed as part of a global partnership with the Coca Cola Company.
The partnership aims to help stem the tide of marine waste by deploying projects to intercept plastic debris in primary waterways before it can reach the ocean. Alongside a deployment in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the Can Tho River in the Mekong Delta is one of the first rivers to be confirmed under the scope of partnership, with additional local announcements to follow in the coming months. The robotic solution – which can extract up to 55 tons of marine trash and debris per day – will become fully operational in Vietnam over the next few months.
The People's Committee of Can Tho and the Can Tho Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE), are supporting the Vietnam project. DoNRE and local operators will conduct river waste research to scale up the project where appropriate.
Nguy?n Chí Kiên, vice director, Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Can Tho City, said, “We expect that this river cleanup project will make an important contribution to help the city improve the capacity and efficiency in waste collection, segregation and treatment; at the same time, prevent and thoroughly collect waste, especially plastic waste floating on some major river routes in Can Tho City. At the same time, this project will greatly contribute to Can Tho City’s goal towards an ecological and modern city, imbued with the identity of rivers and the Mekong Delta, visioning by 2030. To get there, we are looking forward to joining hands of non-profit organizations, private sectors and Can Tho citizens in such environmental protection projects, maintaining our position as an ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City.”
In Vietnam, the company will support local waste management solutions?for collected debris and connect The Ocean Cleanup with local stakeholders. Coca-Cola was one of the founding members of Packaging Recycling Organisation (PRO), Vietnam, a partnership with other leading companies, recyclers and Government agencies to accelerate local packaging collection and recycling.
Leonardo Garcia,?general manager, Coca Cola?Vietnam and Cambodia, said, “Right now, our packaging is among?the?waste that can be found?in?the ocean.?This?is unacceptable?to us. We want to?support?partners and technologies?that help to clean up our oceans and rivers, especially the Mekong River system – one of the critical river systems in ASEAN that flows to oceans. Through innovation and partnership, we’re also working to create circular solutions for the collection and recycling of our bottles in Vietnam.?That’s why we’re very?excited about this new partnership with The Ocean Cleanup in?Vietnam, starting in our beautiful Can Tho River,?and we’re looking forward to making a lasting impact through this work.”
The global partnership, which pairs its scale and network with The Ocean Cleanup’s technology and data-driven solutions, will implement the Dutch nonprofit’s Interceptor solution in 15 rivers by the end of 2022. The two organisations also will engage the private and public sectors to help tackle plastic pollution.
Boyan Slat, founder and CEO, The Ocean Cleanup, said, “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to rid the oceans of plastic. I am happy to see progress and our first steps together with Coca-Cola on the road to tackling the complex plastic pollution problem in the vast Mekong Delta and its sensitive ecosystems. This is good news for the oceans."
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