What Does It Take to Have a #WorldWithoutWaste?

A couple years ago, Coca Cola launched a global campaign with a very bold and ambitious goal. The aim was to collect and recycle a bottle or can of what the company sells by 2030. Year after year, they stepped up, become successful, and that also included the Philippines. Their movement in the country has spawned different models including this NGO called Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI). A component of what they did in 2019 called Blastik made use of recycling centers that is funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation. In it, they learned to spread awareness about environmental efforts, earn and provide for themselves, and recycle a lot of plastic. As you may know, a lot of companies make products with packaging and these efforts would hopefully make a dent on that challenge. Coca-Cola currently is recycling over 93% of their waste in bottling plants and now utilize plant based renewable material called PlantBottle.

Blastik's success as a pilot project continued in a partnership wtih PeacePond Farmers Organization based in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Farmers from this organization have empowered their community and provided environmental education so they would learn waste segregation, recycling and putting up livelihood projects via workshops, webinars which they host in a regular basis. The Blastik Project taught them how collecting, recycling used and clean plastic bottles would be beneficial and create opportunities for townsfolk so they could earn from re-using plastics in projects, so they could feed their families. Beneficiary Jo Guanco (who's a 53yo farmer from the same place) says "The Blastic Project showed us how important it is to teach our neighbors about segregation and recycling. We are also working with other communities these days so they too can coordinate and schedule collection of plastic bottles in towns, nearby areas and offices, of which some personally call us so we could collect it for them. We continue to be Blastic Eco Rangers til now."

The movement has gone to other communities like Bakyas Community in Oringao, Kabankalan Negros Occidental, Elite Ads Corp in Paranaque City, and Elite Ads Corporation in Carmona Cavite. They also have active partnerships with Seda Hotel in Bacolod City plus Southland College in Kabankalan also. During the pandemic, they continue to process almost 17 tons worth more or less of mixed bottles, bottle caps, plastic sachets and labels too. As of now, Coca-Cola Foundation is supporting over 40 zero waste communities around the countries, and are continuing to grow more in the next few months. Ms. Cecile Alcantara puts this as Blastik's initial success, and says "we are really happy and excited about it."

If you want to know more about their initiatives, just head on to coca-colacompany.com/reports/business-environmental-scoal-governance-report-2020 or their social channels and be part of that change, make the #WorldWithoutWaste possible today! 

Coca-Cola Music x Spotify

Coca-Cola has been surprising me every day. Aside from the common place it sits on every meal we have at home, the numerous concerts and holidays I've celebrated with them and the countless bottles and cans they shipped at home, here they go again and got me something cool with all the Coke madness that runs through my house this afternoon. They gave me MUSIC.

I guess this is still part of their celebration. They are now 125 years in existence and the pack that they gave me got this commemorative bottle that started it all.

They did not just leave me hanging of course. After this awesome memorabilia, they went ahead and gave me something that I'll be listening to in MY BREAKTIME. Have you guys heard of Spotify?

Spotify is one of the biggest music platforms in the world. It's the leading online music streaming service to ever land in the face of the Earth. Unfortunately, this is NOT AVAILABLE in the Philippines yet but Coca-Cola hooked us up and partnered with SPOTIFY to give us the chance to get exclusive access to over 25 MILLION songs worldwide!  

Since I'm feeling generous today and Coca-Cola said we can hook you up too, we're giving this FREE SPOTIFY Accounts to you too! It's easy! 

1.) Just go to your email client (Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo etc.) and put in Coca-Cola Spotify on the subject.

2.)  Send it to Social_CokePH@coca-cola.com.

3.) You'll receive an auto reply email that contains a specific and UNIQUE CODE plus a link to the secret SPOTIFY registration page so you can download it off the net. 

 

Just install it according to instructions and launch the software on your PC. I allowed it on my firewall when it asked me to. If you've got it installed just launch the program and you're good to go!

Spotify also gets you to create your own community by either connecting with other Spotify accounts or Facebook if you are into it. Aside from that, the software also shows what songs or artists are trending around you. If your friends/neighbors are into loca band Eraserheads, Chicosci or Rivermaya they've got that too! If you're more into foreign ones, you'll have millions of songs to enjoy too using Spotify. I'm a child of the 80's, 90's and house music so you pretty much know where I spent my time favoring each track when I found them all! Aside from that, you can create playlists so you don't have to go back to each individual album when you want music right there and now. You can even get your friends playlists too if you've got the same taste in music.

Out of all the features I've loved in Spotify, I was so surprised when I connected my iPod which I originally just wanted to charge. The thing detected it immediately and asked if I wanted to SYNC music on it too! Geeze, now I don't have to open a separate iTunes software to get the lovely local content I have into my gadgets. The application also classifies tracks by genres, artists, albums etc. so you don't have to have others hogging your resources. I did this on my netbook and it was still working together with my browsers and downloads in the background. Isn't that amazing?

Now that you've got Spotify on your PC, you can stream all the lovely content that Spotify can only bring into Filipino homes. You just have to get it installed on your PC, then your other gadgets when it becomes available soon!

Thank you so much Coca-Cola for not only giving me a great break time but a really a better one because of Coca-Cola and Spotify Music! You guys ROCK!

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COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILIPPINES

Everybody has a perceived dream when they are still young. Funny because I wanted to make Coca Cola when I was a kid. Failure, oddly enough makes you a better person and your goals change as time goes by. I went to a Coca Cola plant back then but didn't know how it happened as it was part of a field trip itinerary. Lo and behold, I was back at it again a few weeks ago. It was an eye opening experience.

For those who don't know, Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines was incorporated in January of this year. FEMSA, is one of the biggest companies in Latin America that acquired a 51% stake in Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Incorporated (CCBPI). This means, they are now part of the largest beverage company and Coca Cola bottler int the world.

I was in the company of executives of this prestigious corporation. Had a few jittery moments because I think I was the only blogger there. They wanted to show us how they do things in the Sta. Rosa plant. Shown are pellets of resin that they make into bottles before filling it up and sending it to your homes. These are standardized processes and they are strict in implementing it. I even took the thing home as a souvenir haha. Then we proceeded to the plant.

Quality, safety and sustainability is what they have built in to the process. They are following international and global standards and ensure that they are complying or a step ahead in providing happiness. What's pretty cool is that they even went ahead and did initiatives to help the community, an integral part of their being according to Mr. Juan Dominguez (HR and Corp Affairs Director) of Coca-Cola FEMSA. Their thrust of being the best in the industry for Water, Energy Conservation, Safety Programs and Environment Best Practices is a priority. This is beside their main function of producing, bridging route to market paths and distribute to centers nationwide. Whilst Coca Cola Philippines still sells syrup to them and markets product.

Year on year, there has been remarkable improvement in making their plant more efficient and environmentally friendly. They have even won several awards to date and has been regarded by the local government institutions as a stalwart of solid waste management, environmental runs, tree planting, river and community cleanup drives.

This is their promise to the Philippines as they continue to provide happiness in every home.

Heard they also helped a ton with Yolanda victims. The small chats on how their plant in that area got ravaged and just gave away their products was heartwarming. They had clean potable water which helped countless families in the region. They also have been producing non stop more water and donating them at these times. A noble gesture indeed. They will also be waiting for more information about where and how they could rebuild their lives (and their workers)after one of the strongest typhoons on Earth has landed in the Philippines. I believe Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines will continue to make head way in not only spreading happiness, but start responsible corporate initiatives that change the lives of Filipinos nationwide!

For more information about the company 

Please visit their official website

http://www.femsa.com/en/business/coca_cola_femsa/philippines.htm