According to the EU Directive on reducing the environmental impact of certain plastic products, by mid-2024 all soft drink manufacturers and bottling companies must switch to caps attached to bottles The Bulgarian Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) fully supports the objectives of EU Directive 2019/904 on reducing the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. It sets out a number of consistent measures to promote the transition to a circular economy across the Eur...

The trees were a donation from the company, and their planting supported the Plovdiv Municipality’s initiative to green the neighborhood and the city. The afforestation action is part of the long-standing environmental and educational program of the Coca-Cola System in Bulgaria “My Green City”, which is being held for the 16th consecutive year. It is implemented in support of Coca-Cola's global commitments to achieve by 2030 the equivalent of 100...

Mrs. Zavalova, The Coca-Cola System in the country announced just recently a very important innovation, namely the introduction of the bottle with a tethered cap to all its beverages in plastic bottles. Can you tell us more about this step? Yes, that's right, at the beginning of February we completed the process of converting the production equipment at our plant in Kostinbrod to produce PET packaging with tethered closures. But what necessitated this change? From July...

Coca-Cola System in Bulgaria recently announced that it has started a phased introduction of bottle caps for all its beverages in plastic bottles, but Bankya mineral water was the first to undertake this innovation more than a year ago. Have you achieved what you expected? We are extremely proud that Bankya Mineral Water was a pioneer in introducing this innovation. We took on this challenge two years before it became mandatory for all beverage producers in the European Un...

The 15th edition of the company’s green volunteer initiative “My Green City” won an award in the "Environmental Investor" category at the 20th Annual Responsible Business Awards of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF), in which a record 134 corporate initiatives with cause were nominated. The prestigious second place, presented by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, Reneta Koleva, was accepted on behalf of our large family by Ma...