Coca-Cola Vietnam expands packaging collection programme in Hà Nội, HCM City

Coca-Cola Vietnam expands packaging collection programme in Hà Nội, HCM City

Coca-Cola Vietnam has launched the 2026 edition of “Our Bottles Can Live Many Lives”, expanding its post-consumer beverage packaging collection and recycling programme across Hà Nội and HCM City.

A resident experiences the BOTOL recycling machine at a Metro station in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the company

Coca-Cola Vietnam has launched the 2026 edition of “Our Bottles Can Live Many Lives”, expanding its post-consumer beverage packaging collection and recycling programme across Hà Nội and HCM City.

Now in its fourth year, the programme is adding collection points at universities, residential communities and selected Metro stations, making it easier for consumers to return used plastic beverage bottles and aluminium cans for recycling.

The programme was launched in HCM City in 2023 and expanded to Hà Nội in 2025. Over the past three years, Coca-Cola Vietnam has worked with Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspapers, VECA, Duy Tân Recycling, GreenU and BOTOL to support the collection and recycling of beverage packaging.

In 2026, the programme has expanded to 30 collection points in the two cities, including universities, residential developments, community locations and BOTOL collection machines at selected Metro stations.

Participants can find collection points and track their contributions through the programme’s mini app on its Zalo official account.

The fourth-year launch took place at HCM City University of Technology (HUTECH) and Phenikaa University in Hà Nội.

Eligible plastic bottles and aluminium cans returned through the programme earn points that can be redeemed for rewards. Subject to programme terms, eligible contributions can also support scholarships for students facing financial difficulties at participating universities.

Bùi Đặng Duyên Mai, a representative of Coca-Cola Vietnam, said the programme was one of the ways the company was working with partners and communities to support the collection and recycling of post-consumer beverage packaging.

“By expanding collection locations across universities, residential communities and transport hubs, we aim to make participation more accessible and support waste segregation at source,” she said.

The programme is part of The Coca-Cola Company’s global packaging strategy, which focuses on two pillars: Design and Partner to Collect.

By 2035, the company aims to use 35-40 per cent recycled material in primary packaging, including plastic, glass and aluminium and to support the collection of 70-75 per cent of the equivalent number of bottles and cans introduced into the market annually. 

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