10:48 - 12.07.2024

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July 12, Fineko/abc.az. More than 100 world-famous athletes have called on beverage manufacturers Coca-Cola and Pepsi to stop selling single-use plastic bottles, end plastic pollution and promote reusable containers when sponsoring sporting events.

The call was made on the eve of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, which will begin on July 26 and are sponsored by Coca-Cola.

The article notes that 102 current and former athletes, 22 of whom are participating in the Paris Olympics, sent a letter on July 10 to the CEOs of Coca-Cola, its European subsidiary Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and American competitor PepsiCo, urging companies to put an end to plastic pollution "in the spirit of the Olympic Games and sports".