Polluters
And the winner is: Coca-Cola! In 2019, BreakFreeFromPlastic engaged 72,541 volunteers across 51 countries to collect 476,423 pieces of plastic waste close to where they lived, 43% of which had an identifiable consumer brand. Coca-Cola’s plastic footprint was double the next polluter, Nestle. But even Unilever, the brand most hailed for sustainability, made the top 10 polluters list, along with PepsiCo, Mars, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive and Phillip Morris. Are we holding them – and irresponsible consumers – accountable? Plastic is an incredibly useful material, but only if it’s fossil-fuel free, non-toxic and stays out of the environment.
— Wayne Visser
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