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Olympics 'greenwashing' under scrutiny amid outcry over plastic use

Plastic cups from Coca-Cola at the 2024 Olympics drinks stands at Roland-Garros. © AFP

The Paris Olympics organising committee has made assurances it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games despite bottles by major sponsor Coca-Cola being widely used on its sites.

Fanta, Sprite and Coke are flowing unabated at Olympic venues, where staff have been seen emptying plastic bottles into reusable cups – a practice some say runs counter to the Games' pledge to be the greenest in history.

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