Nestlé Nigeria in partnership with Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance for sustainability of cleaner environment

 

By allcitynews.ng

Concerned on how to sustain the steps they have already taken towards cleaner environment amidst fast growing  pollution, the leadership of  Nestlé Nigeria has entered into partnership with
Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance
(FBRA).

The move is meant to  close the gap in Nigeria’s Waste Management Ecosystem, following the continue population growth which is leading to expansion of waste  disposal.

Citing estimation by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) and the World Bank's announcement which predicted that the population of the
country will reach over 237 million by 2025, as reason for the partnership, the  two groups also noted that  the volume of waste being  ‎generated annually across the country  is over 32 million tonnes of solid waste.

The FBRA-Nestlé partnership is showing how industry-led collaboration can drive real impact in environmental management. Through shared responsibility, continuous
‎investment, and innovation, both organisations are not only addressing Nigeria’s waste challenges but also advancing global sustainability goals.

They pointed out that the joint efforts to prune waste would lead to achieving the expected goals, especially as the most transformative responses to this challenge is backed the Extended Producer ‎Responsibility (EPR) policy,  which was introduced in 2014 through the National Environmental
‎Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).

Adding that the policy gave birth to ‎the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) in 2018, Nigeria’s first Producer ‎Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for the food and beverage sector.
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‎Since its establishment, "FBRA has evolved from a consortium of four founding ‎members into a robust alliance of 49 member organisations as at November 2025, ‎collectively driving the recovery, recycling, and circular management of post consumer packaging waste. The Alliance has successfully collected over 100,000
‎metric tonnes of plastic waste from the environment, redefining waste not as a
‎nuisance but as a resource within Nigeria’s circular economy.
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‎“While FBRA may not be a household name on the streets, its impact is visible in ‎cleaner communities and empowered waste collectors, particularly in Lagos State."

The Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Lead at Nestlé Nigeria, Victoria Uwadoka, who made this known admitted that "‎Beyond being one of Nigeria’s largest and most trusted food and beverage companies, ‎Nestlé Nigeria has taken a bold leadership role in environmental sustainability and
‎waste management. The company’s approach goes beyond people and profit, it ‎embraces planet stewardship as a core business principle."

Moreover, Uwadoka said, "‎Nestlé Nigeria was one of FBRA’s founding members, and over the years has remained
‎one of its most active supporters and advocates. Though as producers we compete commercially, we unite as
‎collaborators when it comes to fulfilling shared environmental responsibilities.”
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‎This collaborative spirit has been the foundation of Nestlé’s pioneering achievements in packaging innovation and waste recovery. In December 2023, the company ‎achieved 100% plastic neutrality, taking back every tonne of plastic it put into the market. This milestone underscores Nestlé’s commitment to ensuring that the
‎volume of packaging material it introduces into the environment is matched by an ‎equivalent amount recovered and recycled.
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‎Furthermore, Nestlé became the first company in Nigeria to incorporate 50% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) into its Nestlé Pure Life water bottles, fully ‎compliant with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria’s food-grade packaging standards.
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‎This initiative reflects not a one-time commitment but a sustained effort
‎toward circularity, a feat many producers have yet to match consistently.
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‎Through FBRA’s framework, Nestlé Nigeria and other producers have been able to ‎galvanize the waste value chain, from collection to transformation, ensuring that ‎plastics are retrieved, recycled, and reintegrated into production cycles. The Alliance’s model demonstrates that when producers, recyclers, collectors, and regulators collaborate, waste becomes wealth.
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‎“The manufacturers do not produce plastics to litter the streets,” Uwadoka explains.

‎“Consumers discard them, but through FBRA’s system, that waste is recovered,
‎creating jobs and value in the process.”
‎She further emphasized the importance of circularity in Nestlé’s sustainability
‎approach: ‎“Every bottle that is taken out and doesn’t end up in the ocean is one bottle ‎less of a problem. Closing the loop is key, circularity is the destination. It’s
‎not just about collection but ensuring we use, collect, transform, and reuse.”
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‎As Nestlé Nigeria continues to take the lead in closing the gap and FBRA strengthens ‎the bridge between producers and recyclers, the message is clear: building a cleaner, more sustainable Nigeria is a collective effort and progress is well underway.
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