By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 602m kilograms of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the non-profit Oceana.

That is enough plastic to fill the stomachs of 18m whales.

The report arrives amid mounting concerns over the human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics, which scientists increasingly link to cancer, infertility and heart disease.

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    5 days ago

    Seems like they probably just focused on Coca Cola because of their market share

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      5 days ago

      I thought Sprite was owned by Coke.

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        Yeah tbh I couldn’t find an image that shows just how much dominance they have purely by separate parent org. But if sprite, Diet Coke, and coke are all so much higher than Dr Pepper and Pepsi, it should give some idea