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The Federation of Environmental Movements announced on the 22nd that this year’s ‘Global Garbage Marks Survey’ had these results. The Global Garbage Marks Survey is a citizen-based marine cleanup activity involving an average of 100 countries and 500,000 people each year, and was launched in Texas in 1986 under the auspices of the United Nations Program. United Nations Environment (UNEP).
This year, 14,734 people from 55 countries participated in the collection of 346,494 plastic waste. The Federation of Environmental Movements collected garbage with 353 members in 13 regions, including Seoul, Daegu, Sejong, Suwon, Ansan, Wonju and Jeonju, and analyzed and analyzed the type and number of brands.
As a result of the survey, Coca-Cola produced 13,834 plastic waste in 51 countries. Next, PepsiCo (43 countries, 5155), Nestlé (37 countries, 8733), Unilever (37 countries, 5558) and Mondelyz (34 countries, 1171), which produce ‘Pepsi-Cola’ were listed in order.
The most frequently found garbage items were disposable food packaging materials (20.3427 pieces), such as disposable cup lids. Items related to cigarettes were found, such as cigarette butts and lighters (90,2342 items) and household products, such as detergent containers (21,030 items).
Particularly noteworthy in this year’s survey is the appearance of disposable masks (770 pieces) and disposable gloves (419 pieces). It is explained that the use of disposable personal hygiene products such as masks and plastic gloves in addition to plastic waste has increased as Corona 19 spreads.
As a result of a household waste analysis conducted by the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement, cigarette butts (7,256) were the most found garbage and Lotte (298) was the most found brand. These items and brands are all the top-rated garbage items and companies in the trash classification survey conducted by the Federation of Environmental Movements this year.
“Based on this global garbage survey, plastics manufacturers will demand that companies that produce plastics actively reduce their use of plastics and take responsibility for environmental problems caused by plastics,” said Na-yoon Paik, activist Resource Recycling Association of the Environmental Movement Association. In addition, he said, “We plan to continue conducting national garbage classification and investigation work with citizens next year, and continue to conduct investigations of garbage brands.”
