Industrial water bottlers have lodged complaints and a plea for assistance before the authorities at the Ministry of Trade & Industry, claiming that issues with foreign currency shortages and disruptions in the supply of raw materials have placed them in dire straits.
The industry's complaints were submitted to the Ministry through the Ethiopian Bottled Water, Soft Drink, Fruits & Vegetable Processing Industries Association, run by Getnet Belay. Leaders of the Association, which is comprised of 83 members, have also filed their complaints with the Customs Commission, claiming taxation imposed on importing raw materials is "unfair," Ashenafi Merid, the Association's general manager, disclosed to Fortune.
By GELILA SAMUEL (FORTUNE STAFF WRITER)
Beverage and water bottling companies have formed an association that will be tasked with environmental rehabilitation and recycling products discharged from the industry. Dubbed the Green Economy & Plastic Collection Development, the Association has 20 founding members and received accreditation from the Agency of Civil Society Organizations in mid-July. The consortium of water, soft drink and juice bottlers was established to rehabilitate the natural resources used for production.
እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ እንኳን ደስ አለን!
ኢትዮጵያ የታሸገ ውሃ፤ የለስላሳ መጠጥ፤ የአትክልትና ፍራፍሬ አቀነባባሪዎች/ አምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች ማህበር ለወደፊቱ ከመንግስት ጋር በተሻለ ሁኔታ ተቀራርቦ ለመስራት እንዲያስችለው በተወሰኑ የማህበሩ አባላት መስራችነት # የአረንጓዴ ኢኮኖሚና ፕላስቲክ አሰባሳቢ የልማት ማህበር (ጂኢፒሲልማ)$ ፡ #Green Economy & Plastic Collection Development Association (GEPCDA) $ የተባለውን መንግስታዊ ያልሆነ የልማት ማህበር አቋቁሟል፡፡
