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An international team of researchers has provided the first ever quantification of products from global plastic producers in the environment.

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The Coca-Cola Company tops the list as the number one polluter, and is responsible for 11 per cent of all branded waste, according to researchers from Dalhousie University.

A global research study, led by scientists at Dalhousie and a dozen different universities in the United States, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand,

<strong>APRIL 24, 2024 &ndash;</strong> <u>A research paper published today in Science Advances</u> reveals a direct correlation between plastic production and plastic pollution, such that every 1% increase in plastic production is associated with a 1% increase in plastic pollution in the environment. The study finds that fast-moving consumer goods companies disproportionately contribute to the problem more than household and retail companies. The study marks the first robust quantification of the global relationship between plastic production and pollution.