Millions of single-use plastic soft drink bottles sold every year, report shows
by Press Association from Environment | The Guardian on (#2FY74)
A survey of five of the six biggest soft drinks firms found just 7% of throwaway plastic bottles are made from recycled materials
More than two million tonnes of throwaway plastic soft drinks bottles are sold each year, with only a small proportion made from recycled materials, research reveals.
A survey by Greenpeace found five of six global soft drinks firms sold single-use plastic bottles weighing more than two million tonnes - only 6.6% of which was recycled plastic.
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