Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestle have been accused of making misleading claims about their plastic water bottles being “100% recycled”.A consumer body and two environmental groups have issued a legal complaint to the European Commission over the alleged greenwashing.
They argue that the bottles are never made wholly of recycled materials.
Coca-Cola said its packaging messages can be substantiated, while Danone said it is investing in recycling.
Nestle has yet to comment.
Companies are accused of greenwashing when they brand something as more eco-friendly, green or sustainable than it really is. It can mislead consumers who hope to help the planet by choosing those products.
The complaint to the European Commission focuses on claims by the companies that the single-use plastic water bottles they supply are either 100% recycled, or 100% recyclable.
The European Consumer Organisation, backed by the environmental groups Client Earth and ECOS, said this is misleading, particularly when accompanied by green imagery or branding.
They insist the bottles are never made wholly of recycled materials, and the ability to recycle them depends on a number of factors, including the available infrastructure.
If the European Commission agrees with the complaint, it can organise a co-ordinated response among national consumer authorities, who can then take action.
Idk about you guys but I don’t trust anything public traded companies say about eco incentives etc
Not in the least bit surprising. Corporations will say or do whatever it takes to ensure continual, increasing, profits. Them and the governments they own are helping to drive planetary destruction.
Single serving drink bottles should be outlawed. Water in bottles less than one gallon should be outlawed. Soda should be outlawed (both for the waste and public health burden). These are such low-hanging fruit. It is clear that we will not solve climate change or habitat loss when it requires more significant sacrifices like dense housing or mass transit when we won’t even give up useless and totally unnecessary products.
Noooo… not beverage companies… the bastions of veracity in our duplicitous capitalist hellscape… nooo…
The entire food system needs an overhaul
What a surprise! Profits over people?! Surely not these upstanding companies!
Shocker.
Quick search on YT will show you some of the examples of environmental effects that these companies have caused and still cause. I use to get my coffee every morning from Costa Coffee until I found out that it’s owned by Coca Cola.
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Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestle have been accused of making misleading claims about their plastic water bottles being “100% recycled”.A consumer body and two environmental groups have issued a legal complaint to the European Commission over the alleged greenwashing.
They argue that the bottles are never made wholly of recycled materials.
Coca-Cola said its packaging messages can be substantiated, while Danone said it is investing in recycling.
Nestle has yet to comment.
Companies are accused of greenwashing when they brand something as more eco-friendly, green or sustainable than it really is. It can mislead consumers who hope to help the planet by choosing those products.
The complaint to the European Commission focuses on claims by the companies that the single-use plastic water bottles they supply are either 100% recycled, or 100% recyclable.
The European Consumer Organisation, backed by the environmental groups Client Earth and ECOS, said this is misleading, particularly when accompanied by green imagery or branding.
They insist the bottles are never made wholly of recycled materials, and the ability to recycle them depends on a number of factors, including the available infrastructure.
If the European Commission agrees with the complaint, it can organise a co-ordinated response among national consumer authorities, who can then take action.
Idk about you guys but I don’t trust anything public traded companies say about eco incentives etc
Not in the least bit surprising. Corporations will say or do whatever it takes to ensure continual, increasing, profits. Them and the governments they own are helping to drive planetary destruction.
Single serving drink bottles should be outlawed. Water in bottles less than one gallon should be outlawed. Soda should be outlawed (both for the waste and public health burden). These are such low-hanging fruit. It is clear that we will not solve climate change or habitat loss when it requires more significant sacrifices like dense housing or mass transit when we won’t even give up useless and totally unnecessary products.
Noooo… not beverage companies… the bastions of veracity in our duplicitous capitalist hellscape… nooo…
The entire food system needs an overhaul
What a surprise! Profits over people?! Surely not these upstanding companies!
Shocker.
Quick search on YT will show you some of the examples of environmental effects that these companies have caused and still cause. I use to get my coffee every morning from Costa Coffee until I found out that it’s owned by Coca Cola.
so sugar addiction is destroying the planet.
Not so fun fact about Coke—they made Fanta specifically for the Nazi market to get around trade restrictions. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fanta-soda-origins-nazi-germany
Well we all know that Nestle is headed by a bunch of out of control psychopaths that don’t give a shit about anything other than money.
/r/FuckNestle
Corporations by definition are evil.
Greenwash? I’m Jacks complete lack of surprise.
IM SHOCKED I TELL YOU