Post by account_disabled on Feb 22, 2024 9:34:17 GMT
Who would have thought approximately 160 years ago, when plastic had its beginnings in the United States, that one day it would generate a truly worrying environmental problem? To date, and despite efforts to recycle a material that usually begins to biodegrade after 450 years , it is estimated that 5.7 billion tons of plastic waste in the world cannot be recycled . And every year, 8 million of this waste ends up in the ocean. Some of the main generators of plastic waste are companies, who years ago did not take into account the serious problem that would arise. And although many of them have been trying for a long time to be socially responsible and reduce this waste to generate less impact on the planet, according to a recent study, they have failed in the fight against plastic. Study on promises and actions of plastics businesses: As You Sow As You Sow, a nonprofit foundation created to advance corporate social responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building and legal strategies; took on the task of creating a study on the impact of companies and their achievements in reducing the use of plastic. The foundation is aware that plastic pollution has generated a global crisis in the last three years that actively threatens the oceans, wildlife and public health.
Single-use packaging has become a major component of the 4 to 12 million tons of plastic trash that escapes capture and washes into waterways annually. As You Sow states that to address these pollution concerns, as well as reduce extractive resource use, companies must prioritize moving away from wasteful single-use packaging, and move towards circular models that prioritize significant and absolute reductions. in the general use of plastic, as well as promoting reuse, recyclability or compostability in its packaging. <a href='https://www.freepik.es/fotos/personas'>Photo of People created by freepik - For this reason and according to edie , the study was in charge of analyzing the promises and actions of plastics businesses in six key areas: Design Bulgaria Mobile Number List of products. Reused packaging. Recycled content. Packaging data transparency. Support for recycling. Producer responsibility. On these topics, each company received a rating, and these ratings were averaged to provide an overall rating. Report results The report results found that Unilever earned the highest overall company grade in the cohort, a B-. Last year, Unilever announced it would halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025 by reducing plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tonnes, increasing the amount of recycled plastics it uses, and collecting and processing more plastic packaging than it sells. . However, it would not be possible to describe this company as a "leadership company" either .
But… what about other big brands that had also committed to purpose and earned a D grade in the study? Kraft, Kellogg and PepsiCo fail in fight against plastic: study Another 22 brands studied obtained an overall “D” rating , including: Kraft Heinz Kellogg PepsiCo Kimberly-Clark Heineken Mondelez International Burger King Yum! Other brands, owners of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The worrying thing is that many of them are members of collaborative initiatives to reduce plastic pollution . photo created by jcomp Kraft Heinz said it would aim to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. While Kellogg stated that it would expand its global sustainability commitments to incorporate the goal of achieving 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by the end of that same year. As part of its sustainability goals for 2020, this goal was added to its current commitment to sustainability. And PepsiCo announced its goal of 25% production of recycled content, contemplated in its environmental sustainability program "Performance with Purpose 2025." According to the rating given by the study, perhaps the purposes of these companies are not on the best path.