Hidden Hazards: The Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Bottle Worldwide, the beverage industry buys more than 500 billion plastic bottles every year to package its products. This insatiable demand for plastic bottles drives the production of a common plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate or PET. Plastic bottles consume a quarter of all PET plastic production worldwide. A first-ever…  Read more »

Hidden Hazards: The Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Bottle How the Beverage Industry's Addiction to Plastic Bottles May Prolong the Climate Crisis, Threaten Human Health, and Promote Environmental Racism CASE STUDY: The Coca-Cola Company and Its Plastic Bottle Chemical Supply Chain QUESTIONS?...

A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply chain impacts of their plastics.”

Forecasts suggest sales of bottled water will continue to grow, despite worries over plastic waste.