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Coca-Cola's Plastic Surge: 1.33 Billion Pounds to Oceans by 2030

3/31/2025

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Coca-Cola is set to churn out a staggering 9.1 billion pounds of plastic each year by 2030, with 1.33 billion pounds destined for our oceans—enough to fill 18 million whales. As the leading plastic polluter, the company has abandoned its reusable packaging goals, sparking concern among advocacy groups that merely recycling won't tackle the looming plastic crisis.

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Coca-Cola is set to churn out a staggering 9.1 billion pounds of plastic each year by 2030, with 1.33 billion pounds destined for our oceans—enough to fill 18 million whales. As the leading plastic polluter, the company has abandoned its reusable packaging goals, sparking concern among advocacy groups that merely recycling won't tackle the looming plastic crisis.