Coca-Cola\u2019s plastic consumption is estimated to exceed 9.1 billion pounds annually by 2030 if its current practices persist, according to a recent report from Oceana, a non-profit environmental organisation.<\/p>\n
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This figure marks a 40% increase from the company\u2019s 2018 plastic usage and a 20% rise compared to its 2023 figures.<\/p>\n
The report, titled \u2018Coca-Cola\u2019s World With Waste\u2019, also predicts that up to 1.3 billion pounds of the plastic packaging used by Coca-Cola could enter the world\u2019s waterways and oceans each year by 2030.<\/p>\n
This volume of waste could fill the stomachs of more than 18 million blue whales, the report claims.<\/p>\n
Oceana\u2019s report says if Coca-Cola increased its reusable packaging to 26.4% by 2030, compared to 10.2% in 2023, it could lower its yearly plastic consumption below present levels.<\/p>\n
Reusable plastic bottles can typically be used up to 25 times, and glass bottles up to 50 times, significantly reducing the need for single-use packaging, according to the report.<\/p>\n
As per the report, each Coca-Cola reusable bottle would prevent the creation of up to 49 additional single-use plastic bottles, offering a potential solution.<\/p>\n
Despite the growing scrutiny over its plastic usage, Coca-Cola discarded its goal to increase reusable packaging to 25% of its sales by 2030.<\/p>\n
As Coca-Cola\u2019s plastic footprint continues to grow, the company could face increased criticism, particularly as concerns over plastic\u2019s impact on human health intensify.<\/p>\n
Studies have linked plastics to a range of health issues, including cancer, infertility, and heart disease.<\/p>\n
Oceana senior vice-president Matt Littlejohn said: \u201cCoca-Cola\u2019s future is currently tied, like an albatross around its neck, to single-use plastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cSingle-use plastic is bad for the oceans, human health, and business. Recycling can\u2019t solve the company\u2019s out-of-control plastic problem. Reuse can. The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s plastic use and status as one of the most famous plastic polluters in the world is a liability for the future of the company, the oceans, and the planet.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoca-Cola needs to take real action to address its plastic problem now instead of focusing on measures that don\u2019t meaningfully reduce its single-use plastic footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n
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