Coca-Cola ‘Britain’s most littered brand’

LONDON - Bottles and cans of Coca-Cola account for 4.9 per cent of all rubbish dropped across the UK, making it the most littered brand in the country, says a new survey.

Walkers crisps packets accounted for 4.1 per cent, while 3.6 per cent was McDonald’s packaging, reports The Telegraph.

To come up with the list, the study looked at 7,796 items of litter picked up by 39 volunteers between September and October last year - mainly in rural parts of England, Wales and Scotland.

Tim Barnes, of the group Litter Heroes, which conducted the study, said: “Littering of these brands is degrading the environment on a national scale. The survey shows that almost everywhere you go in the UK you are likely to see a littered Coke can or a Walkers Crisps packet.

“Prominent anti-litter messages should be mandatory on these products.”

The top five

1 - Coca-Cola - 4.9 per cent

2 - Walkers crisps - 4.1 per cent

3 - McDonald’s - 3.6 per cent

4 - Cadbury - 2.7 per cent

5 - Red Bull - 2 per cent. (ANI)