Why Plastic: Coca Cola/American Plastic

Name: Why Plastic: Coca Cola/American Plastic
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-25
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Laura Mulholland

8.2 (5)2021-10-2529m

Documentary

Overview

Whales beached after ingesting plastic, oceans soiled: a quarter of marine waste today comes from cans and plastic bottles. The drinks industry produces 470 billion single-use bottles each year, 25% of which come from Coca-Cola. Although the world's largest soft drink producer has set ambitious targets to prevent this environmental pollution, it has often failed to do so. In the 1950s, the company sold its drink exclusively in returnable glass bottles, which it washed and refilled. Two decades later, these were replaced by disposable bottles - a decision whose devastating effects still linger.