By: Sheila WILLIAMS
Voltic Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) as part of its Green Care Project has pledged to recycle 100 % of its plastic bottles and sachets by 2030.
This strategy according to the company, is part of its ambitious 2030 world without waste agenda to ensure that no Voltic products goes into the environment as waste.
Addressing the media during a familiarization tour at the Voltic Cool Pac franchise at Peduase, the Public Affairs and Communication Manager at Voltic Ghana, Mrs. Joyce Ahiadorme mentioned that “waste management is one of the three major sustainability /CSR focus areas for Voltic Ghana, we also focus on Women Empowerment, Water Stewardship and Waste Management. Altogether making the 3Ws.”
Mrs. Ahiadorme, decried the in discipline character exhibited by Ghanaian public, which has led to an unacceptable sanitation situation where plastic forms majority of waste in the environment.
Mrs. Ahiadorme was very optimistic with the introduction of various sanitation programmes by Voltic Ghana Limited, to retrieve plastics in the environment and also increase public awareness about the need to keep a clean environment all the time.
Currently Voltic Ghana Limited is working to partner with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), schools and the consuming public on the need to collect plastic in their environment. The bottling company have redesigned its packaging with the introduction of an eco-friendly bottle (Twist Bottle), which is currently on the market.
Speaking to the Owner of Cool Pac Plant, Mr. Isaac Adu Boahene called for more financial support and applied for more flexibility interest rate from banks in order to grow franchise business in Ghana.
A call to the government agencies to enforce the laws around water production as stringently as possible, since majority of the water in the market is not of acceptable quality, by law.
Throwing more light on the Green Care Project, Mrs. Joyce Ahiadorme stated that, the project is a partnership programme with the Church of Pentecost (COP), with the focus is to ride on the back of the COP’s environmental care campaign to stimulate plastic segregation in the church. The two focal points for the project are education and collection.
