Coca-Cola, Pepsi on Bejing’s worst polluter list
August 20, 2009, Posted by admin at 3:00 pm |
Time for a massive worldwide boycott of these polluters. And these companies always refuse comment, so it's time for us to speak with our dollars. If you drink Coke or Pepsi, you condone the toxification of waterways around the globe. Think of that the next time you pick up your Diet Coke.
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The Beijing plants of US soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been listed as among the top 12 factories causing major water pollution in China's capital, the city government has announced.
The list issued by the Beijing Development and Reform Commission, …
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Hello. Huw from PepsiCo here. I wanted to clarify that the inclusion of our Beijing plant on the government’s list simply reflects that the plant is a large user of water. PepsiCo’s Beijing plan strictly adheres to all national standards for wastewater treatment and emissions, and in fact our China beverage plants were recognized last year by the Beijing Water Resources Bureau and the China Beverages Industry Association for water conservation efforts. We encourage consumers to read the clarification released by the Beijing authorities and published by the Xinhua news service, which can be found here: http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/08/21/1821s510259.htm.
We are committed to continuing to work with the Chinese Government to further reduce our water use in China and around the world in accordance with our relentless company-wide efforts in the areas of water conservation, reuse and supply (http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/Environment/Water.html).
Thanks,
Huw Gilbert
PepsiCo International