September 9, 2025…Initiative includes the launch of over 48 plastic bottle collection points for recycling at Central Food locations nationwide. To mark the occasion, PARKSIDE MARKET at Central Park is introducing aprons made from recycled plastic bottles for baristas at SO! COFF and Central Food sales staff
Pattra Sapyaprapa (third from left), Executive of the Food Center Business Line, Central Pattana Public Company Limited, together with Chaiyong Sakulborrirug (4th from left), Business Executive Officer – Water Business Unit, Nestlé (Thai) Ltd., Worasan Dejnimitchai (Left), National Sales Manager – Nestlé Waters, Nestlé (Thai) Ltd., Uthaiwan Anuchitanukul (second from left), Head of Excellence & Sustainable Development, Central Pattana Public Company Limited at the “Bottles Reborn” project for the third year
Chaiyong said,
“Last year’s ‘Bottles Reborn’ project was a success with bottles taken into the proper recycling process. This year, we are taking another step by producing aprons for the baristas at SO! COFF locations nationwide. Each apron is made from four recycled plastic bottles. In addition, setting up plastic bottle collection points at Central Food allows everyone to play a part in recycling by disposing bottles correctly. Mineré is the first and only mineral water brand in Thailand to use recycled plastic, or rPET.”
Pattra said, Central Food, as a leader of food centers under Central Pattana, is committed to being more than just a real estate development.
“We strive to be an organization that contributes to building a sustainable society. The Bottles Reborn project, in its third year of collaboration with Mineré, reflects how the business sector can work with partners and the public to solve plastic waste problems creatively and effectively. We are proud to see plastic bottles transformed into aprons for our SO! COFF barista, as well as other staff at Central Food. This not only symbolizing the revaluation of something that many people overlook, but also serves as a symbol of sustainable waste management, helping to create a truly contribute to a sustainable, livable, and balanced future between people and nature.”
Over the three-year period of the Bottles Reborn project, combined with this year’s goals, it will have collected over 200 tons of used PET bottles for recycling. Central Food sells Mineré natural mineral water in 500 ml and 750 ml rPET bottles. Consumers can look for plastic bottle return points at Central Food Parks nationwide to join the effort to give new life to plastic bottles in Thailand, which contributes to Nestlé reaching its Net Zero 2050 goals.
