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Coca-Cola And The Federal Government Discuss The Waste Issue In Nigeria
One of the major issues affecting Nigeria and its metropolitan areas is disposable waste. In a country where about 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste is disposed every year, a collaborative effort between the government and the private sector is paramount to the fight against plastic pollution, and improved financial inclusion.
L-R: Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, Vivian Ikem; Director, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Nwamaka Onyemelukwe; Director General/CEO, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Professor Aliyu Jauro; Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, Patricia Obozuwa; and Public Affairs & Communications Director, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, Ekuma Eze; during a recent courtesy visit by the Coca-Cola System to the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Abuja.
For this reason, The Coca-Cola Company, along with the leadership team of the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, recently paid a visit to the Honorable Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, and the Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Professor Aliyu Jauro.
L-R: Director General/CEO, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Professor Aliyu Jauro; and Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, Patricia Obozuwa during a recent courtesy visit by the Coca-Cola System to the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Abuja.
The Coca-Cola team, led by Patricia Obozuwa, Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, highlighted Coca-Cola’s extensive contributions to the environmental sustainability landscape in Nigeria, through its World Without Waste campaign, an initiative that aims to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030.
Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, Patricia Obozuwa and the Honourable Minister Of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, during a recent courtesy visit by the Coca-Cola System to the Honourable Minister Of Environment in Abuja.
