junesim63, 1 month ago

Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with five responsible for a quarter of that.
The top five brands globally were The Coca-Cola Company (11%), PepsiCo (5%), Nestlé (3%), Danone (3%), and Altria (2%), accounting for 24% of the total branded count

Link to original research here:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj8275

Guardian article here:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/24/survey-finds-that-60-firms-are-responsible-for-half-of-worlds-plastic-pollution?

#Plastic #PlasticPollution #CocaCola #PepsiCo #Nestlé #Danone #Altria #Environment