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The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance, or simply FBRA is a non-profit organization that promotes extended producer responsibility and industry collaboration with the goal of rallying responsible stakeholders in the food and beverage sector to support and grow waste collection, buyback, and recycling programs. The goal is to act in accordance with the guidance of the National Environmental Standards Regulations and Enforcement Agency (NESREA). [1][2]
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| Company type | Nonprofit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Extended Producer Responsibility |
| Founded | 2013 |
Area served | Nigeria |
Key people | Arese-Lucia Onaghise (Executive Secretary) |
| Website | www.fbranigeria.ng |
History[edit]
Founding and early years[edit]
The concept began in 2012 but was only officially launched in 2013, and with just four founding companies, FBRA became a corporation in 2018[3][4]. The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance now consists of twenty-nine (29) Organizations committed to enhancing the collection and recycling of post-consumer packaging materials.
Actions Taken by FBRA[edit]
Through these strategic priority areas, the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) is mandated to accomplish the following[5][6][7]:
- To establish Operations Enhancement Schemes - /Enabling Collection and Recycling
- To promote public awareness campaigns, Community Engagements, and Advocacy programs
- To engage in thought leadership (industry/policy/regulatory dialogues) on waste management
Partners[edit]
FBRA Partners:
- Nigerian Breweries
- Seven-Up Bottling Company
- Nestle Nigeria
- PRIMA CORP LTD
- ZARD group of companies
- Tetra Pak West Africa
- FrieslandCampina
- Tulip Cocoa
- Dufil Prima Foods Plc
- International Breweries plc
- Frigoglass/Beta glass
- Omnik Limited
- CWAY group
- The Lacasera Company
- Kellogg Tolaram Nigeria Limited
- Engee Pet
- Dow Chemical
- Unilever Nigeria Plc
- Promasidor Nigeria
- UAC Foods Nig
- CHI LTD
- Guinness Nigeria PLC
- Indorama Petrochemical Eleme
- Perfetti Van Melle
- Intercontinental Distillers
- British American Tobacco
- Cadbury Nigeria Plc
- PolySmart Packaging Limited
References[edit]
- ^ semasir. "About us". Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) | World Cleanup Day 2022". www.worldcleanupday.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ semasir. "About us". Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "FBRA Appoints Executive Secretary to Drive its Ambitious Goal – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "FBRA_Action".
- ^ "FBRA, UNIDO unite to train plastic manufacturers, recyclers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Rapheal (2023-05-18). "FBRA, UNIDO sensitise stakeholders on plastic waste recycling". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-22.