1. Data compiled by the global environmental organization Break Free From Plastic, Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé have topped the world’s biggest plastic polluters, the third year in a row.
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2. American brand Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s number one plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic in its annual audit.
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3. Coke bottles were the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other public places in 51 of 55 nations surveyed.
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4. Coca-Cola branding was found on 13,834 pieces of plastic, while PepsiCo branding was on 5,155 and Nestlé branding was on 8,633 pieces of plastic.
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5. This year’s audit was undertaken by 15,000 volunteers and collected more than 346,000 pieces of plastic waste, of which nearly two-thirds of the total plastic (63%) was labelled by a clear consumer brand.
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6. Other brands that made the top ten list in the report include Unilever, Mondelez, Mars, Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris, Colgate-Palmolive and Perfetti Van Melle.
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