Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Lead as Five Corporations Generate 24% of Global Plastic Pollution

As a newly published study in Science Advances, five major companies account for 24% of global plastic pollution. Less than 60 multinational corporations are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, and five are responsible for a quarter of that amount, according to research published on Wednesday. The researchers stressed that the top five global brands  were The Coca-Cola Company (11%), PepsiCo (5%), NestlĂ© (3%), Danone (3%), and Altria (2%), representing 24% of the total brands, and 56 companies accounted for more than 50%. Moreover, it was revealed that there is a clear and strong relationship between … Continue reading Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Lead as Five Corporations Generate 24% of Global Plastic Pollution