Arca Continental Reaffirms Progress in Circular Economy for Its Packaging

• On World Recycling Day, the Coca-Cola bottler has established more than 580 collection and recycling points across the countries where it operates. 

• By the end of 2025, the company had incorporated an average of 36.6% recycled resin into its PET bottles.

Monterrey, Mexico, May 17, 2026 – Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AC*), one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottlers, reported progress in its packaging circular economy strategy on World Recycling Day. 

By the end of 2025, the company reported that it had incorporated an average of 36.6% recycled resin into its packaging across the five countries where it operates, meaning that more than one-third of the PET used in its bottles came from recycled material. 

These results are part of a regional circular economy strategy focused on redesigning packaging, expanding collection and recycling infrastructure, and encouraging greater participation from consumers and communities. 

Arca Continental’s circular economy strategy is built on three key pillars:

1. Sustainable Packaging Design 

The company has made significant progress in redesigning its packaging to make it increasingly recyclable, lightweight, and reusable. Today, nearly 98% of its packaging is fully recyclable, including caps and labels, which are recycled into crates used to transport beverages. 

Additionally, the company reports an average 22.47% use of returnable packaging globally, with an outstanding 42.1% adoption rate in Argentina, reflecting strong consumer acceptance of this format in that market. 

Over the past four years alone, Arca Continental has reduced its plastic consumption by 7,135 tons of PET, thanks to lightweighting initiatives and continuous improvements in bottle design.

2. Regional Collection and Recycling Infrastructure 

Arca Continental has developed one of the most robust recycling ecosystems in Latin America. In Mexico, the company is the leading shareholder of PetStar, alongside Coca-Cola México and other Coca-Cola bottlers. 

PetStar is the world’s largest PET bottle recycling facility and a global benchmark in circular economy, with the capacity to process 5.5 billion bottles annually and reintegrate them into the production chain of its shareholders. The company also contributes to the economic inclusion of more than 36,000 urban waste collectors.

3. Recycling Culture and Partnerships to Transform Communities 

Arca Continental develops initiatives that bring recycling closer to the places where people live, interact, and commute. Programs such as “Con Todo por Favor” in Mexico place recycling containers in strategic locations and clearly communicate that the bottle, cap, and label can all be recycled together. 

The company now operates 580 collection and recycling points across its markets through initiatives such as “Con Todo por Favor” in Mexico, “Ecopuntos” in Argentina, “EcoEscuela” and “Recicrece” in Peru, and the inclusive recycling program DAR in Ecuador. 

“At Arca Continental, we understand that advancing toward a circular economy requires innovation, shared responsibility, and collaborative work with communities, partners, and consumers. In the year of our centennial, we are reinforcing our commitment to promoting a sustainable business model that creates value for the environment and for the people who choose our products every day” said Guillermo Garza Martinez, Chief Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability Officer of the company.

These efforts add to the company’s recent sustainability recognitions, including its inclusion for the seventh consecutive year in the Dow Jones Best-In-Class MILA Pacific Alliance Index and its presence, for the fourth consecutive year, in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook.