Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan to Continue Recycling Beverage Containers Collected at the 2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan will sponsor the '2026 World Triathlon Yokohama' and continue its 'bottle-to-bottle' initiative, recycling collected PET bottles into new ones, as well as recycling paper cups. This effort aims to reduce container-derived waste and contribute to sustainable event management.
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Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Calin Dragan; hereafter 'the Company') will sponsor the '2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama' (hereafter 'WTCS Yokohama') held on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, 2026, as a Silver Partner. The company will engage in the horizontal recycling 'bottle-to-bottle' (*2) of used PET bottles collected from the entire venue (*1) and the recycling of paper cups collected at water stations.
The 'bottle-to-bottle' initiative started at the 2024 event, and paper cup recycling began at the 2025 event. Through these ongoing efforts, the company aims to contribute to sustainable event management by reducing container-derived waste.
*1 Competition venue, Hamatora FES venue (special venue around Yamashita Park)
*2 The process of collecting used PET bottles, recycling them, and regenerating them as PET bottles to be used as beverage containers.
**Resource Circulation Initiatives at the '2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama'**
The 'World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS)' is a series of races held around the world where athletes earn points to determine the annual champion, and it is the world's premier competition leading to the Olympics. This event in Yokohama will also gather about 160 top athletes and approximately 1,700 general participants from various countries. In addition to the race, to create excitement in the surrounding area, the 'Yokohama Triathlon Festival (Hamatora FES)' will be held concurrently at the special venue in Yamashita Park, creating an event that visitors can also enjoy. The number of spectators at the 2025 event reached a total of 270,000 over two days.
Following the 2024 and 2025 events, the Company will implement 'bottle-to-bottle' recycling for used PET bottles collected from the entire venue, including the competition area and the Hamatora FES venue. The collected PET bottles will be crushed, washed, and re-pelletized to be used as containers for Coca-Cola products at our various plants. Furthermore, since the 2025 event, we have been separately collecting paper cups used for water and recycling them into toilet paper and cardboard.
The Company has identified 'Containers & Recycling (Circular Society)' as one of its material issues and is working to promote resource circulation in Japan through initiatives such as lightweighting containers and promoting recycling. At the 'WTCS Yokohama' as well, we aim to contribute to the resource circulation of containers by implementing 'bottle-to-bottle' and paper cup recycling.
**Event Overview**
Event Name: 2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama (2026 World Triathlon Yokohama)
Dates: Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17, 2026
May 16: Elite Para, Elite
May 17: Age Group (Para, Standard, Sprint, Relay)
Venue: Special venue around Yamashita Park, Yokohama (Start/Finish at Yamashita Park)
Organizer: World Triathlon Series Yokohama Organizing Committee
Last Year's Results: Number of spectators: 270,000 over 2 days
Number of participants: 1,660 (Elite Para Triathlon 66, Elite 89, Age Group 1,505)
*The information in this news release is current as of the date of announcement. Please note that it may differ from the latest information.
The 'bottle-to-bottle' initiative started at the 2024 event, and paper cup recycling began at the 2025 event. Through these ongoing efforts, the company aims to contribute to sustainable event management by reducing container-derived waste.
*1 Competition venue, Hamatora FES venue (special venue around Yamashita Park)
*2 The process of collecting used PET bottles, recycling them, and regenerating them as PET bottles to be used as beverage containers.
**Resource Circulation Initiatives at the '2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama'**
The 'World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS)' is a series of races held around the world where athletes earn points to determine the annual champion, and it is the world's premier competition leading to the Olympics. This event in Yokohama will also gather about 160 top athletes and approximately 1,700 general participants from various countries. In addition to the race, to create excitement in the surrounding area, the 'Yokohama Triathlon Festival (Hamatora FES)' will be held concurrently at the special venue in Yamashita Park, creating an event that visitors can also enjoy. The number of spectators at the 2025 event reached a total of 270,000 over two days.
Following the 2024 and 2025 events, the Company will implement 'bottle-to-bottle' recycling for used PET bottles collected from the entire venue, including the competition area and the Hamatora FES venue. The collected PET bottles will be crushed, washed, and re-pelletized to be used as containers for Coca-Cola products at our various plants. Furthermore, since the 2025 event, we have been separately collecting paper cups used for water and recycling them into toilet paper and cardboard.
The Company has identified 'Containers & Recycling (Circular Society)' as one of its material issues and is working to promote resource circulation in Japan through initiatives such as lightweighting containers and promoting recycling. At the 'WTCS Yokohama' as well, we aim to contribute to the resource circulation of containers by implementing 'bottle-to-bottle' and paper cup recycling.
**Event Overview**
Event Name: 2026 World Triathlon and Para Triathlon Series Yokohama (2026 World Triathlon Yokohama)
Dates: Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17, 2026
May 16: Elite Para, Elite
May 17: Age Group (Para, Standard, Sprint, Relay)
Venue: Special venue around Yamashita Park, Yokohama (Start/Finish at Yamashita Park)
Organizer: World Triathlon Series Yokohama Organizing Committee
Last Year's Results: Number of spectators: 270,000 over 2 days
Number of participants: 1,660 (Elite Para Triathlon 66, Elite 89, Age Group 1,505)
*The information in this news release is current as of the date of announcement. Please note that it may differ from the latest information.