Our packaging is fully recyclable, and we are committed to promoting recycling around the world. In Fiji, we help to fund the country's most ambitious recycling program in partnership with Coca-Cola Amatil. This program makes it possible to reuse our bottles in other applications, and is also a source of income for a significant number of people in Fiji.

We are investigating programs that promote recycling in the U.S. and in other markets. For example, in the U.S. a combined system of curbside recycling and container deposits gives consumers two opportunities to recycle. That is why FIJI Water sees an active role for itself in advocating for legislation that will boost overall recycling rates via expanded curbside recycling programs and container deposit laws that include bottled water and other non-carbonated beverages.

Only half of the U.S. population is covered by curbside recycling programs, a number that has not changed over the past decade despite the increase in usage of most types of packaging.

The evidence is clear that container deposit laws work. Consumers in states with container deposit laws recycle 2.6 times more containers than their counterparts in other states. Today, only 11 states have such laws, but they account for 60% of recycled bottles in the U.S. Michigan, with a 10-cent deposit, has recycling rates close to 100%. Unfortunately, only four states include bottled water in their deposit programs, and we want to see this change.¹

Please call your city and state officials if you do not presently have access to curbside recycling.

P.S., Remember to recycle all eligible containers, not just FIJI Water and other beverage containers!

1. Container Recycling Institute