Manila – Coca-Cola has been ranked as the top global polluter for the third consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic‘s annual audit report.
The organisation found 13,834 branded Coca-Cola plastic samples in 51 countries. That is more than the next two top polluters combined.
Break Free From Plastic engaged 14,734 volunteers in 55 countries to conduct 575 brand audits. These volunteers collected 346,494 pieces of plastic waste, 63% of which was marked with a clear consumer brand.
Nestlé second while PepsiCo remained the third biggest polluter in the world.
Unilever; Mondelez International; Mars, Inc.; Procter & Gamble; Philip Morris International; Colgate-Palmolive; and Perfetti Van Melle are next in line for polluting the planet.
