New Delhi: A new research has linked more than half of international brands including Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo to branded plastic pollution.
Analyzing data from 84 countries, researchers identified that single-use plastic products from food and beverage companies are found as "plastic waste in the environment".
They found that the top five brands were The Coca-Cola Company (linked to 11 percent of branded plastic waste), followed by PepsiCo (5 percent), Nestlé (3 percent), Danone (3 percent), and Altria. (2 percent). In total, 56 companies were identified.
The team of researchers, including researchers from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, said single-use US packaging contributes significantly to branded plastic pollution.The researchers said this is the first study to quantify the amount of global plastic producers' products in the environment through an audit event. He said that this discovery shows how plastic products reach the environment.
"We found that 13 companies individually accounted for one percent or more of the total branded plastic observed across all 1,576 audit events," said Cath Willis, a postdoctoral researcher at CSIRO and co-author of the study published in the journal Science. advance'.
"All of those companies make food, beverages or tobacco products," Willis said.
The researchers showed that a one percent increase in plastic production was associated with a one percent increase in plastic pollution, suggesting that reducing plastic production could curb plastic pollution globally."This will have a positive impact on the environment, as well as drive the trend toward more sustainable and reusable products," said lead researcher Vin Cowger, research director and director of The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research in the US.
Regarding solutions to dealing with single-use plastics, Willis said they include "safe and sustainable product designs that cut global demand for new products and increase reusability, repairability and recyclability."
On the aspect of non-branded plastic pollution, the researchers said that improving branding and labeling of products could increase traceability and accountability.
Analyzing data from 84 countries, researchers identified that single-use plastic products from food and beverage companies are found as "plastic waste in the environment".
They found that the top five brands were The Coca-Cola Company (linked to 11 percent of branded plastic waste), followed by PepsiCo (5 percent), Nestlé (3 percent), Danone (3 percent), and Altria. (2 percent). In total, 56 companies were identified.
The team of researchers, including researchers from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, said single-use US packaging contributes significantly to branded plastic pollution.The researchers said this is the first study to quantify the amount of global plastic producers' products in the environment through an audit event. He said that this discovery shows how plastic products reach the environment.
"We found that 13 companies individually accounted for one percent or more of the total branded plastic observed across all 1,576 audit events," said Cath Willis, a postdoctoral researcher at CSIRO and co-author of the study published in the journal Science. advance'.
"All of those companies make food, beverages or tobacco products," Willis said.
The researchers showed that a one percent increase in plastic production was associated with a one percent increase in plastic pollution, suggesting that reducing plastic production could curb plastic pollution globally."This will have a positive impact on the environment, as well as drive the trend toward more sustainable and reusable products," said lead researcher Vin Cowger, research director and director of The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research in the US.
Regarding solutions to dealing with single-use plastics, Willis said they include "safe and sustainable product designs that cut global demand for new products and increase reusability, repairability and recyclability."
On the aspect of non-branded plastic pollution, the researchers said that improving branding and labeling of products could increase traceability and accountability.
