Breaking Free From Plastic Pollution: SEDI Calls on Coca-cola, Pepsi, Others To Adopt The 3 Rs Methodology

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The Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI) has presented her 2023 audit report tagged: Plastic Brand Audit Result, revealing the effort so far made by the organisation in reducing the deleterious effect of plastic pollution on human health and environment mostly caused by top plastic polluters in Nigeria such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi. 

The audit result was presented to the Social Reporters News Service in Benin City, Nigeria by SEDI's Executive Director- Dr. Tom Aneni.

According to the report, Plastic collection was out door in an estate of 1000 hectares of land housing offices, residential houses, religious houses (Churches and Mosques), schools and commercial centers. "Volunteers were recruited and trained by SEDI staff following BFFP training guide. Training videos were utilized and emphasis was laid on health and safety in the plastic collection process. Detailed planning and coordination meetings were held. During the designated period, volunteers collected plastics which were later sorted and counted. Photographs as means of verification (MOV), were taken and proceedings of the events were recorded for social media and the press".

In achieving this result, the Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI) organised a plastic brand audit to reveal the top polluting companies trashing Nigeria communities with their single-use plastic waste. "Below is a summary of our findings: The most common plastic items were Plastic PET bottles and bottle caps. The most common types of plastic were: PET and HDPE. The top polluting companies, whose brands were found on the most plastic waste, were: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Suntory Beverage and food and CWAY Foods and Beverages.

"Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI) plastic brand audit found Coca-cola and Pepsi to be the top plastic polluters in the exercise and calls on their management to reveal, reduce and redesign (3 Rs) the plastic cans as part of their extended producer responsibility and catalyzing zero waste initiatives". 

This, to SEDI, would largely help to reduce plastics in Nigeria and its deleterious effect on human health and environment.

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