Dhaka, April 27 -- Food and drinks majors Nestle, PepsiCo, Danone and The Coca-Cola Co. are among the top businesses responsible for plastic pollution globally, according to a new report.

Citing the study, just-food reported that 28,570 brand names were found on plastic waste in areas including beaches, rivers and parks in 84 countries.

It claimed a strong correlation between companies with high levels of production and pollution, with food and beverage groups "being disproportionately large polluters".

Coca-Cola's products made up the largest percentage of branded plastic waste found in the report's 1,576 inspections of different environments at 11 per cent.

PepsiCo goods followed suit, making up 5 per cent of the plastic goods ident...