The Middle East’s
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6. The Coca-Cola Company
Established: 1886
Global Headquarters: U.S.
Regional Headquarters: U.A.E.
Vice President and General Manager—Middle East: Andrew Buckingham
Between September and December 2022, Coca-Cola debuted locally produced 100% rPET bottles at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In November and December 2022, Coca-Cola contracted Averda to oversee the waste collection at its Fan Festival in Riyadh. It collected 100% of all packaging waste, which was segregated and recycled in Saudi Arabia. In 2022, Coca-Cola partnered with RECAPP to collect and recycle hundreds of tons of PET packaging in the U.A.E.