The largest contributor was Coca-Cola, which accounted for 11% of the branded plastic pollution worldwide.
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The findings, researchers say, reveal the enormity of the planet’s plastic pollution problem. “This is a herculean effort we have to do,” said Win Cowger, a research director at the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research and the lead author of the study. “There are no easy fixes.” Nestlé said in an email that the company aims to reduce its use of new plastic by one-third and incorporate more recycled content into its packaging.The researchers also found that there was a direct relationship between a company’s production of plastic and the amount of branded plastic waste found in the environment. If a company such as PepsiCo
“Many of these companies actually do have programs in place to recover their waste from the environment or prevent it from ending up there,” said Neil Tangri, science and policy director for the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and another author of the study. “And what we’re seeing is that those are not really effective.”
Industry groups and companies say that “circular plastics,” advanced recycling, and waste management can solve the problem without production limits.
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