PepsiCo
Even though Coca-Cola’s numbers are astronomical, that doesn’t mean competitor PepsiCo is a saint. The company came in second for its prolific plastic pollution. Pepsi-branded plastic, which includes beverage bottles as well as packaging from brands Pepsi owns like Lay’s and Doritos, appeared in 35 of the countries audited. One Greenpeace estimate put Pepsi’s plastic use at more than 2.5 million tons each year. It and Coca-Cola have been the top two polluters each year that Break Free From Plastic has conducted its analysis.
