In a new study, the charity named Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonalds, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mondelez International, Nestlé, Tesco, Red Bull GmbH, Suntory, Carlsberg Group, Heineken Holding and Mars as the companies most likely to have their name branded on UK litter.
Thousands of volunteers have been collecting packaging pollution through the charity's 'Million Mile Clean' over the last year, uncovering over 264 companies fuelling the packaging pollution crisis and filling up rivers and seas. Some 28,727 items were recorded overall, including both branded and unbranded items.
Surfers Against Sewage said there had been little change in this year’s so-called 'Dirty Dozen', the charity's annual survey identifying the firms creating the most packaging pollution.
It said the finding “makes a mockery” of the various firms' ambitious sustainability pledges, with brands consistently failing to reduce packaging, switch to reuse models or enable...