紐約州起訴百事可樂(PEP.US)製造即棄膠樽構成污染及危害健康 或成美國範例
美國紐約州周三(15日)起訴百事可樂(PEP.US),指控其即棄膠樽、樽蓋及包裝紙污染環境及危害公眾健康,屬美國州政府對主要膠製品生產商提出的首批訴訟之一。
紐約州檢控官Letitia James指控百事可樂對紐約上州布法羅河及附近所產生的大量塑膠垃圾有重大佔比,造成公眾滋擾,包括有17%垃圾可以追溯至特定牌子。她亦指百事就旗下逾100個品牌未能向消費者警示即棄塑膠用品潛在健康及環境風險;並就有關其解決塑膠污染上的努力誤導消費者。
檢控官稱,塑膠垃圾碎散後會進入食水,造成健康問題。紐約州每人都有權飲用清潔食水,但百事不負責任的包裝及市場推廣危害水牛城水供應,環境及公眾健康。
百事發言人回應稱,集團對減少製造塑膠垃圾及有效回收有認真投入,並承諾與地區人士合作。百事並與全國持份者合作改善回收基建,並致力提升消費者的回收意識。
控方要求百事停止構成滋擾,清除污染及就塑膠廢物造成的破壞作出賠償。控方亦要求在水牛城禁止出售未有附上警告字句的即棄塑膠。環境組織指訴訟是應對即棄塑膠的重要一步,可以成為其他州份及地區的範例。
康涅狄格州及明尼蘇達州也有塑膠相關訴訟,指控商家虛假地推廣不能在州設施回收的膠袋屬可以回收。加州在去年已宣布對化石燃料及石化公司在塑膠污染的角色進行調查。
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