Over a billion pounds of Coca-Cola plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Coca-Cola’s Plastic Waste Polluting Oceans Projected to Reach 1.3 Billion Pounds per Year by 2030

Over a billion pounds of Coca-Cola plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Read: 2 minBy 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.That’s enough plastic to fill the stomachs of 18 million whales.The report arrives amid mounting concerns over the human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics, which scientists increasingly link to ca…

Coca-Cola's products will account for about 602,000 tons of plastic waste ending up in the world's oceans and rivers every year in a few years, enough plastic to fill the stomachs of 18 million whales.