L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis – the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County has filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and PepsiCo — claiming that the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic….
Does the plastics industry support waste pickers? It’s complicated – Grist Magazine
The people who clean up the world’s trash say some companies’ statements of support are little more than lip service…
How the recycling symbol lost its meaning – Grist Magazine
Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it…
The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute – Grist Magazine
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident…
Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle – the Grist
A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply chain impacts of their plastics.”
In 1973, a DuPont engineer named Nathaniel Wyeth patented the PET plastic bottle — an innovative and durable alternative to glass. Since then, production has skyrocketed to more than half a trillion bottles per year, driven by beverage companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé…