PEP - Coca-Cola PepsiCo And Nestlé Are Top Plastic Polluters: Is Hemp The Answer To Nanoplastics In The Oceans?? | Benzinga
According to a new study published in Science Advances, fifty-six brands led by Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and Nestlé (SWX: NESN) are responsible for more than half of the plastic pollution found across the globe.
The study reveals a direct correlation between the companies' annual plastic production and their contribution to branded plastic pollution.
Annually, about 400 million tons of plastic waste are generated, most of which does not decompose, biodegrade or compost. Instead it accumulates in landfills and aquatic environments.
Alarmingly, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into the world's oceans, rivers and lakes daily, leading to increased human ingestion of nanoplastic particles, with potential health ...