Coca-Cola's Plastic Waste Significantly Increases Over the Past Four Years
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In its Global Brand Audit, the non-profit organization Break Free From Plastic noted a continuous increase in the amount of Coca-Cola branded plastic waste found over the past four years, from 2018 to 2021.
In 2021, Break Free From Plastic found 19,826 pieces of Coca-Cola branded plastic waste in their audit. This represents a 43% increase from 2020, when 13,834 pieces were found. In 2018, the number of pieces of Coca-Cola branded plastic waste found was only 9,216, more than twice as low as in 2021.
The amount of Coca-Cola branded plastic waste is greater than the combined amount of plastic waste from the second and third largest contributors. PepsiCo had 8,231 pieces of waste, and Unilever had 6,079.
The Global Brand Audit found 330,493 pieces of plastic waste, with 58% clearly labeled with the Coca-Cola brand. Break Free From Plastic conducted 440 audits in 45 countries for this report.
This audit, which began in 2018, involved counting and documenting brands found on plastic waste to identify the responsible companies.
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