Computer Examen
Computer Examen
Computer Examen
Ministry of Education
La Academia Bilingual School
Industrial technology
Level: 12°A
Coca-Cola currently produces 120 billion plastic bottles a year, and 99% of the
plastics are made from fossil fuels, exacerbating the plastic and climate crisis.
What problems might Coca-Cola cause in the future? One of the problems that
Coca-Cola has caused now and in previous years is the excessive use of plastic
containers, which can contribute to ocean pollution and generate waste. On the
other hand, the production of carbonated beverages also requires large amounts
of water. In 2004, it used 283 billion liters of water and this amount coincides
with the amount that it would give the whole world to drink for ten years.
How bad can Coca-Cola be as a polluting industry?
The NGO Tearfund has calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from the open
burning of plastic bottles, sachets and cartons produced by Coca-Cola in
developing countries, where waste can be poorly managed because people do not
have access to collection.
Taking a sample of six developing countries, reflecting the situation worldwide,
the NGO estimated that the burning of plastic packaging put on the market by
companies creates 4.6 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, equivalent to the
emissions from 2 million cars.
collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of the containers it markets: this
is Coca-Cola's ambitious Mares Circulares project in Spain, which every
year removes hundreds of tons of waste from the coasts, protected areas
and seabeds of Spain and Portugal.
The repercussions Coca-Cola faces if the problems are not solved are: