Plastic bottles: Danone follows Coca-Cola and Nestlé in committing to change its recycling claims

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Danone has agreed to change some of its labelling practices and recycling claims advertised on plastic bottles, following a European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) complaint, the European Commission announced on 22 October 2026.

In 2023, BEUC and member organisations from 13 countries, supported by ClientEarth and ECOS, reported to EU authorities what they considered misleading claims about the recyclability of products from major bottled water companies, including Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé Waters/Nestlé.

The European Commission said that Coca-Cola and Nestlé, whose dialogues concluded in June 2025 and February 2026 respectively, have already met some of their commitments within the agreed deadlines. These notably concern recycling claims in digital campaigns.

According to BEUC, all…

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