Tag: plastic pollution

Coca-Cola’s World With Waste projects that the company’s plastic use will be more than 9.1 billion pounds annually by 2030 if its practices do not change.

The researchers focused on analyzing potential microplastics in birds, as bird health can provide insights and warnings about potential impacts on the surrounding environment.

1,806 anthropogenic particles were found in 180 of 182 individuals with fibers being most abundant, followed by films and fragments.

Investigation reveals Alliance to End Plastic Waste members produced 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up, raising serious concerns about industry greenwashing.

The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes.

New research reveals how nanoplastics compromise antibiotic effectiveness, raising alarm over plastic pollution’s role in fueling global antibiotic resistance.

With approximately one million bottles purchased every minute globally, experts are warning that this trend has dire consequences for the environment, public health, and social justice.

ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel and petrochemical companies are being accused of promoting recycling as a solution to plastic waste management despite internal knowledge that it is not a viable solution.

The survey, conducted by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) and Data for Progress, shows that 70 percent of likely U.S. voters would support legal action to hold the plastics and fossil fuel industries accountable for alleged deception.

Previously, the U.S. had held the stance of allowing individual UN member states to make their own decisions on plastic production.