New York Appeals Dismissed PepsiCo Plastic Pollution Suit

New York accuses PepsiCo of harming the public and failing to warn consumers of the health and environmental threats posed by its packaging (Credit: AFP)

New York state this week appealed the dismissal of a pollution lawsuit against soda giant PepsiCo, accusing its single-use plastic packaging of posing a scourge on waterways and public health.

Just over a month ago a state Supreme Court justice threw out the case, saying that allegations were "speculative" and that individual consumers, not the company, were responsible for litter.