自由时报

陈成良

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 可口可乐、百事可乐和雀巢连续第3年在塑胶汙染排行榜拔头筹

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可口可乐、百事可乐和雀巢已连续第3年被评为全球最大的塑胶汙染者，被指控在减少塑胶废物方面「零进展」。

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「摆脱塑缚」组织的年度审计结果显示，可口可乐是世界最大的塑胶汙染源。该组织调查55个国家，在其中51个国家的海滩、河流、公园和其他垃圾场發现最多的垃圾就是可口可乐的废弃饮料瓶。去年该组织调查51个国家，其中37国最常见的垃圾是可口可乐饮料瓶。

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今年稍早，可口可乐因为宣布不会弃用塑胶瓶而遭到了环保人士砲轰。可口可乐的理由是塑胶瓶很受顾客的欢迎。今年3月非政府组织「Tearfund」所做的一项调查發现，每年可口可乐、百事可乐、雀巢和联合利华在6个开發中国家造成的塑胶汙染量达50万吨。

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row 

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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been accused of "zero progress" on reducing plastic waste, after being named the world’s top plastic polluters for the third year in a row.

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Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s No 1 plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic in its annual audit, after its beverage bottles were the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other litter sites in 51 of 55 nations surveyed. Last year it was the most frequently littered bottle in 37 countries, out of 51 surveyed.

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Coca-Cola came under fire from environmental campaigners earlier this year when it announced it would not abandon plastic bottles, saying they were popular with customers. In March, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever were found to be responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, in a survey by NGO Tearfund.