FILE - A Coca-Cola sign is shown in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu,File) LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo PEP.O and Coca-Cola KO.N, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the ...

Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies have misled the public about ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Los Angeles County announced Wednesday that it filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola accusing them of deceiving the public about the recyclability and environmental ...

PepsiCo produces approximately 2.5 million metric tons of plastic and Coca-Cola produces approximately 3.224 million metric tons of plastic annually, according to Break Free from Plastic.

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Wednesday against PepsiCo Inc. and The Coca-Cola Co. over the bottling giants’ role in plastics pollution and alleged misrepresentation of plastic recyclability.

PepsiCo produces approximately 2.5 million metric tons of plastic and Coca-Cola produces approximately 3.224 million metric tons of plastic annually, according to Break Free from Plastic.

Los Angeles is suing the nation’s two largest beverage brands for their contributions to plastic pollution, embracing the novel legal attacks launched by its home state California and New York.