Plastic Pollution
Conduct Screen Environmental Harm
Companies whose business model generates outsized plastic pollution, packaging waste, or hazardous waste — single-use plastic manufacturers, companies that oppose extended producer responsibility, and operations with documented illegal dumping or waste export to developing countries. Distinct from environmental_damage (which covers contamination incidents) and emissions (which covers air pollution).
16 companies currently excluded under this screen
Excluded Companies (16 total)
Showing 16 of 16 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | As You Sow 2024 Plastic Promises Scorecard — F grade (107th of 225 companies); zero transparency, no defined plastic reduction goals despite being among the world's largest e-commerce packaging consum... |
| GE | General Electric Company | EPA Hudson River PCBs Superfund site; General Electric dumped an estimated 1.3 million pounds of PCBs from Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, NY facilities between 1947–1977; largest Superfund dredging pro... |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | NYSDEC/EPA Consent Decree for Onondaga Lake Superfund site (Syracuse, NY); Allied Chemical (Honeywell predecessor) dumped mercury, chlorinated solvents, and industrial waste into Onondaga Lake for dec... |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company (The) | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #1 global plastic polluter for 6th consecutive year; 33,820 branded plastic items found across 40 of 41 countries audited; top rank every yea... |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #5 global plastic polluter; top brand in Asia regional audit; brand users category (snack/confectionery packaging). |
| MMM | 3M Company | EPA RCRA $125K penalty at Cordova, IL facility for hazardous waste violations (2024); pattern of improper storage and disposal of PFAS-contaminated manufacturing waste across multiple 3M production si... |
| MOS | The Mosaic Company | EPA RCRA consent decree for Mosaic Fertilizer LLC; 60 billion lbs of hazardous phosphogypsum and process wastewater improperly stored at multiple Florida and Louisiana facilities; $1.8B environmental ... |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | Newmont Corp liable at Central City, Clear Creek Superfund site in Colorado; historic gold and silver mine tailings contaminating waterways and soils with heavy metals including arsenic, lead, and cad... |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | DOJ/EPA consent decree for East Palestine, OH toxic train derailment (Feb 2023); >$310M total settlement including community relief, environmental monitoring, and remediation of contaminated soil and ... |
| NSRGY | NSRGY | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #2 global plastic polluter; top 3 in every annual audit since 2018. Science Advances (Cowger 2024): Nestlé ~3% of all globally branded plasti... |
| OLN | Olin Corporation | EPA $48M consent decree for Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, MA; legacy chemical contamination requiring extensive excavation and offsite disposal of contaminated soil; also cited for high-... |
| PEP | Pepsico, Inc. | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #4 global plastic polluter; plastic items outnumbered Coca-Cola in absolute count but found in 30 countries vs. Coca-Cola 40. Science Advance... |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company (The) | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #7 global plastic polluter; ranked #6 in Asia sachet audit (single-use plastic pouches); household and personal care product packaging. |
| RIO | Rio Tinto PLC | Kennecott South Zone Superfund site (Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah); one of the largest Superfund sites in the US; open-pit copper mine among highest-volume TRI chemical releasers in Utah; groundwater con... |
| TROX | Tronox Holdings PLC | Kerr-McGee legacy contamination bankruptcy settlement; Tronox (spun off by Kerr-McGee 2005) liable for $270M+ cleanup of multiple Superfund sites including chromium waste disposal in Hamilton Township... |
| UL | Unilever PLC | Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit 2023 (Feb 2024) — Rank #3 global plastic polluter; top 5 in every annual audit since 2018; household/personal care brands (Dove, Lipton, Magnum, etc.). Science Adva... |
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