Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 18, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 18, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up ‘We did not make this decision lightly’ Imagine waking up to find out that the biggest employer in your town is shutting its doors — and there’s little you can do to stop it. That’s the tough reality that 135 workers in Napa County are now facing as Coca-Cola moves forward with the closure of its American Canyon bottling plant. The San Francisco Chronicle This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Coca-Cola will permanently shut down its 350,000-square-foot American Canyon facility by June 30, impacting 135 jobs. The plant, which has operated since 1994, produces beverages such as Powerade, Minute Maid, Vitamin Water, and Gold Peak Tea. Coca-Cola acquired the site in 2002. In This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up on the closure, the company said: “We did not make this decision lightly and are grateful to have had the opportunity to have been a part of the American Canyon community.” Workers are being encouraged to seek positions within Coca-Cola’s broader network or with partners such as Refresco. While shifting This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up may streamline operations, the decision still devastates This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and removes This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up from the equation, which is a growing concern as companies seek cheaper This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . The closure is part of Coca-Cola’s “ This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up ” strategy, a business model focused on transferring bottling duties to third-party firms such as Refresco, allowing Coca-Cola to concentrate on brand management rather than in-house production. According to This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Science Advances, Coca-Cola is responsible for 11% of the world’s branded plastic pollution. Analysis from Oceana, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up the Guardian, estimated the company’s plastic waste in oceans will hit 602 million kilograms (over 1.3 billion pounds) per year by 2030. Some bottlers, such as Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, have introduced recyclable plastic ring packaging as a step forward, but critics argue these efforts don’t go far enough, especially since plastic can generally only be recycled a handful of times before it is no longer strong enough. That’s in contrast to aluminum and glass, which are infinitely recyclable. Microplastics continue to pollute oceans and harm marine life, and without more aggressive action, Coca-Cola’s footprint will only grow. Story Continues While little can be done to reverse Coca-Cola’s decision in Napa, consumers can still push the company to take greater environmental responsibility. Greenpeace is collecting signatures for a This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , urging stronger action against waste. Shoppers can also send a message through their choices by This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up that take sustainability seriously. Some companies now offer eco-friendly recycling This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up as part of broader circular economy efforts. It’s one small step that can lead to real change, showing big brands like Coca-Cola that people care about their communities and their planet. Join our This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up for good news and useful tips, and don’t miss This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #decision #lightly This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/252669-%E2%80%98we-did-not-make-this-decision-lightly%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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