Coca-Cola needs to take real action that can address its plastic problem now, namely replacing single-use packaging with reusable packaging. Investors must understand that Coca-Cola’s persistent reliance on plastic is exacerbating pollution, …

Sep 26, 2023 · Coca-Cola’s signature red bottles are becoming representative of environmental harm. The polluter sells more than 100 billion single-use plastic bottles each year with many ending up in landfill and the ocean.

Mar 26, 2025 · “Single-use plastic bottles made with recycled content can — just like bottles made of virgin plastic — still become marine pollution and harm ocean life,” Littlejohn added. Coca-Cola may face even more criticism given the company’s rapidly growing plastic footprint and mounting public concern about the impact of plastic on human health.

) increase over the company’s reported plastic use in 2018). Oceana also estimates, based on peer-reviewed scientific data, that by 2030 up to 602,000 metric tons (1.33 billion pounds) of the plastic packaging sold by Coca-Cola annually will become pollution in our waterways and oceans. This amount of plastic could fill the stomachs of over 18 million blue whales.5 Between 2024 …

Mar 31, 2025 · Oceana estimates Coca-Cola will release 1.33B pounds of plastic into oceans by 2030. The company dropped its reuse pledge.

1 day ago · Coca-Cola consistently produces the most plastic pollution in the world, but the company's new packaging initiative could be a sign of positive change. According to Packaging Gateway, the dominant ...

Mar 31, 2025 · Coca-Cola’s plastic waste could grow by 20% by the decade’s end if its practices remain unchanged, advocacy organization Oceana projected. — Coca-Cola, the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage company, is on track to use more than 9.1 billion pounds of plastic annually by 2030, according to a new report by advocacy organization Oceana. This …

Mar 28, 2025 · Coca-Cola’s plastic will surpass 9 billion pounds by end of decade: report The beverage giant, which recently pared back some packaging goals, is facing criticism from green groups concerned ...

Nov 18, 2022 · The world’s worst plastic polluters have been revealed, with Coca-Cola coming top of the list for the fifth year in a row. This is especially embarrassing given the food and drinks company’s...

Dec 12, 2024 · Coca-Cola plastic bottles, caps, and wrappers have been the most commonly found branded plastic pollution found in the environment for the last six years, according to Break Free From Plastic Brand Audits.