Coca Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle are Top Plastic Polluters with 'Zero Progress' in Waste Management
4 years, 3 months ago

Coca Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle are Top Plastic Polluters with 'Zero Progress' in Waste Management

News 18  

For the third year in the row, big brands Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been accused of “zero progress" on reducing plastic waste, after being named the world’s top plastic polluters. American brand Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s number one plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic in its annual audit, after its beverage bottles were the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other public places in 51 of 55 nations surveyed. The annual audit was carried out by 15,000 volunteers around the world who identified the largest number of plastic products from global brands found in the highest number in countries. The 2020 global audit of branded plastic waste also revealed that single-use sachets, which are used to sell small volumes of products such as ketchup, coffee and shampoo, were the most commonly found type of item, followed by cigarette butts, then plastic bottles.

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Coca-Cola is dramatically scaling back its plastic promises
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Coca-Cola is dramatically scaling back its plastic promises

CNN  

New York CNN — Coca-Cola is scaling back its packaging sustainability goals, igniting outrage from environmental activists. The beverage company, which has long been criticized for being one of the world’s top producer of plastic pollutants, changed its “voluntary environmental goals” this week. “These challenges are complex and require us to drive more effective and efficient resource allocation and work …

LA County sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola over plastic bottles
5 months ago

LA County sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola over plastic bottles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, …

L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis
5 months ago

L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis

LA Times  

Los Angeles County has filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and PepsiCo — claiming that the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic. The L.A. County suit alleges — in a vein similar to that …

Companies like Nestle and Unilever modify plastic recycling goals due to implementation difficulties: Report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Companies like Nestle and Unilever modify plastic recycling goals due to implementation difficulties: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nestle S.A. changed the wording of its plastic packaging goals in 2022, changing it to “designed for” recycling when earlier, it used to be “recyclable” or reusable packaging, Bloomberg reported. Plastic waste often ends up in water bodies, causing massive harm to animal and human health. The legal difference between these amount to about 280,000 metric tons of additional non-recyclable …

New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers
1 year, 4 months ago

New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack food giant partly responsible for litter that winds up in bodies of water supplying the city of Buffalo with drinking water. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court by Attorney General Letitia James, accuses the company and its Frito-Lay subsidiaries of creating a …

Coca-Cola and Nestle accused of greenwashing over bottle recycling claims
1 year, 4 months ago

Coca-Cola and Nestle accused of greenwashing over bottle recycling claims

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo named as worst packaging polluters in UK
1 year, 8 months ago

Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo named as worst packaging polluters in UK

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Here in the UK, all of our bottles are already recyclable, and all of our smaller packs are made …

Cop27 sponsor Coca-Cola named ‘top plastic polluter’ for fifth year in row
2 years, 4 months ago

Cop27 sponsor Coca-Cola named ‘top plastic polluter’ for fifth year in row

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cop27 sponsor Coca-Cola has been named the top plastic polluter for the fifth year in …

Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to cut litter and boost recycling
2 years, 10 months ago

Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to cut litter and boost recycling

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Heineken products make up 23% of branded litter in UK
2 years, 10 months ago

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Heineken products make up 23% of branded litter in UK

The Independent  

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Coca-cola bottles make up 16 per cent of plastic waste on UK beaches, analysis finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Coca-cola bottles make up 16 per cent of plastic waste on UK beaches, analysis finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Our annual Brand Audit has once again revealed the shocking volume of plastic and packaging pollution coming.from big companies …

20 Companies Are Behind Half Of The World's Single-Use Plastic Waste, Study Finds
3 years, 10 months ago

20 Companies Are Behind Half Of The World's Single-Use Plastic Waste, Study Finds

NPR  

20 Companies Are Behind Half Of The World's Single-Use Plastic Waste, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images In 2019, more than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown away, with most of that waste burned, buried in a landfill or dumped directly into the ocean or onto land. Now, a new …

Coca-Cola with coffee is the newest fizzy drink offering to keep you alert during lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Coca-Cola with coffee is the newest fizzy drink offering to keep you alert during lockdown

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year
4 years, 3 months ago

Coca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year

The Independent  

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Why ‘The World's Largest Recycling Plant' Won't Solve The Plastics Crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

Why ‘The World's Largest Recycling Plant' Won't Solve The Plastics Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In September, Loop Industries, a startup with backing from several giant consumer brands, announced it was partnering with French waste management giant Suez to open the world’s largest recycling facility, somewhere in Europe, by 2023. It was touted as the world’s first Infinite Loop recycling facility, using Loop Industries’ proprietary, “game-changing” chemical process to break down PET, …

Big plastic polluters accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over pledges to reduce waste while lobbying to block reforms
4 years, 6 months ago

Big plastic polluters accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over pledges to reduce waste while lobbying to block reforms

The Independent  

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McDonald's makes up the greatest proportion of England's litter by brand
4 years, 9 months ago

McDonald's makes up the greatest proportion of England's litter by brand

Daily Mail  

McDonald’s packaging accounts for half of England's fast-food litter, while Coca-Cola makes up one in five discarded non-alcoholic drink containers, a new study reveals. The US fast food giant's used food wrappers make up 52 per cent of all discarded inner food packaging, environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has said. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks …

20 pledges for 2020: How I made my kitchen plastic-free - and my weekly shop too
5 years ago

20 pledges for 2020: How I made my kitchen plastic-free - and my weekly shop too

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola refuses to scrap plastic bottles in fear of reduced sales
5 years, 2 months ago

Coca-Cola refuses to scrap plastic bottles in fear of reduced sales

The Independent  

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Nestle is investing $2 billion to cut plastic waste
5 years, 2 months ago

Nestle is investing $2 billion to cut plastic waste

CNN  

London CNN Business — Food companies trying to reduce their consumption of plastic have a big problem — it’s hard to find suitable recycled material. The world’s biggest foodcompany said in a statement Thursday that it would cut costs in other parts of its business to free up more than 1.5 billion Swiss francs to buy 2 million metric tons …

The growing mountain of plastic rubbish forces Coca-Cola to consider its own recycling plant
5 years, 4 months ago

The growing mountain of plastic rubbish forces Coca-Cola to consider its own recycling plant

ABC  

Australia's largest bottler of soft drinks and water has capitulated to pressure from the national recycling crisis and now plans to build a plastic recycling plant on the east coast of Australia. Key points: A ban by China and other Asian nations on accepting Australian rubbish has forced the big bottler to consider building its own recycling plant While almost …

Coca-Cola named worst plastic polluter for second year in a row by environmental group
5 years, 5 months ago

Coca-Cola named worst plastic polluter for second year in a row by environmental group

The Independent  

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Coke and Pepsi abandon the plastics lobby
5 years, 8 months ago

Coke and Pepsi abandon the plastics lobby

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, two major sellers ofplastic bottles, have made sweeping sustainability commitments. Shutterstock Cutting ties with the Plastic Industry Association is a sign that “companies understand that they cannot publicly say they want to end plastic pollution, while financially supporting an association that lobbies for our continued reliance on throwaway plastics,” said Greenpeace USA …

Coca-Cola admits it produced 3m tonnes of plastic packaging in 2017
6 years ago

Coca-Cola admits it produced 3m tonnes of plastic packaging in 2017

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and Nestle vow to cut all plastic waste in bid to tackle ocean pollution
6 years, 5 months ago

Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and Nestle vow to cut all plastic waste in bid to tackle ocean pollution

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and Nestle are among 250 major brands pledging to cut all plastic waste …

Major companies responsible for a FIFTH of the world's plastic packaging pledge to end waste
6 years, 5 months ago

Major companies responsible for a FIFTH of the world's plastic packaging pledge to end waste

Daily Mail  

Firms responsible for a fifth of the world’s plastic packaging are among organisations to sign up to global efforts to tackle plastic waste. Mars, L’Oreal, Unilever and Coca Cola, producers and waste management firms are among more than 250 groups pledging to end plastic waste at source. Coca Cola are among more than 250 groups pledging to end plastic waste …

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle attempt to water down new plastics laws, leaked letter reveals
6 years, 5 months ago

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle attempt to water down new plastics laws, leaked letter reveals

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola and Nestle among worst plastic polluters based on global clean-ups
6 years, 5 months ago

Coca-Cola and Nestle among worst plastic polluters based on global clean-ups

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Europe, these three companies made up nearly half of this “brand audit” of plastic, according the Break Free …

Coke, Pepsi, Nestle top makers of plastic waste: Greenpeace
6 years, 5 months ago

Coke, Pepsi, Nestle top makers of plastic waste: Greenpeace

Live Mint  

London: Drink companies Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle were found to be the world’s biggest producers of plastic trash, a report by environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday. Working with the Break Free From Plastic movement, Greenpeace said it orchestrated 239 plastic clean-ups in 42 countries around the world, which resulted in the audit of 187,000 pieces of plastic trash. Coca-Cola, …

World Environment Day: The Capital says #GiveUp for single-use plastic
6 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day: The Capital says #GiveUp for single-use plastic

Hindustan Times  

You unwrap that sandwich and chuck the clingfilm. READ | World Environment Day: How plastic bag ban ended up in the garbage Many other corporate entities have risen to the challenge. Specifically, the plastics used in our XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop is made up of a mix that includes 25% pulled straight from our oceans.” READ| World Environment Day: Sudarsan …

Coke aims to recycle a bottle for each it sells by 2030
7 years, 2 months ago

Coke aims to recycle a bottle for each it sells by 2030

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Coca-Cola announced long-term recycling goals Friday, including attempting to recycle a bottle or can for every beverage it sells by 2030. The soda maker and other consumer products companies have been under pressure from customers and environmental advocates to stop using plastic packaging, and fast-food giant McDonald’s unveiled new recycling goals of its own just this week. …

Coca-Cola 'increases production of plastic bottles by a billion'
7 years, 5 months ago

Coca-Cola 'increases production of plastic bottles by a billion'

The Independent  

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Coca-Cola to double amount of recycled plastic in its bottles by 2020
7 years, 8 months ago

Coca-Cola to double amount of recycled plastic in its bottles by 2020

The Independent  

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Coke Hopes No One Notices All The Plastic Bottles Floating In The Ocean
7 years, 11 months ago

Coke Hopes No One Notices All The Plastic Bottles Floating In The Ocean

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After a recent controversial Pepsi ad incited outrage on the Internet, an advocacy group is calling on soda drinkers to express the same level of concern over the questionable environmental practices of the soft drink company’s biggest competitor, Coca-Cola. Greenpeace also criticized Coke, the world’s largest soft drink company, for its reluctance to set a new industry …

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