Coca-Cola is Britain's most littered brand
More Coca-Cola bottles and cans are dropped as litter in the UK than any other brand, is has been revealed.A recent study analysed the rubbish dropped around Britain to see what was the most common litter and whether certain brands were dropped more.
Volunteers collected 7,796 items of litter from streets in England, Scotland and Wales before calculating the UKs most littering brands.
After riffling through the rubbish it was found that 34 percent of all litter was from drinks cans and bottles with Coca-Cola the most common
But before you feel sorry for the volunteers, one of them did find a £5 note.
A spokesperson for Litter Heroes, which conducted the study, said: "This survey found that the majority of UK litter is food and drinks packaging arising from 'food on the go'.
"Coca-cola was found to be the single most littered brand, accounting for 4.1% of total litter and being present in 94% of locations surveyed.
"Taking into account other brands distributed by the company, Coca-cola Great Britain accounted for 7.8% of all litter, nearly double that of the second most littered manufacturer, Walkers Crisps."
Miscellaneous litter included used nappies, condoms, sanitary towels, a pair of handcuffs and an inflatable dinghy.
Top 5 litter brands
Coca-Cola (4.9%)
Walkers crisps (4.1%)
McDonald's (3.6%)
Cadbury (2.7%)
Red Bull (2%)
Most common litter
Drinks cans and bottles (34%)
Confectionery wrappers (16%)
Fast food (13%)
Cigarette packets (10%)
Crisp packets (8%)
Miscellaneous (19%)
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"Coca-cola was found to be the single most littered brand, accounting for 4.1% of total litter and being present in 94% of locations surveyed.
"Taking into account other brands distributed by the company, Coca-cola Great Britain accounted for 7.8% of all litter, nearly double that of the second most littered manufacturer, Walkers Crisps."
Miscellaneous litter included used nappies, condoms, sanitary towels, a pair of handcuffs and an inflatable dinghy.
Top 5 litter brands
Coca-Cola (4.9%)
Walkers crisps (4.1%)
McDonald's (3.6%)
Cadbury (2.7%)
Red Bull (2%)
Most common litter
Drinks cans and bottles (34%)
Confectionery wrappers (16%)
Fast food (13%)
Cigarette packets (10%)
Crisp packets (8%)
Miscellaneous (19%)
LINKS
Litter Heroes
