How many people today grab a takeaway coffee cup from the local cafe to drink on the go? We don’t know, but the number must be enormous.. Most every one of the above have a plastic top that will last 100s of years. Some cafes still use plastic cups that last a similar time. Is 10 minutes of coffee worth 100s of years of trash?
These items can be seen littering our gutters and on our streets all over the place. If they were all cardboard, they would still be littered, but they would, at least, be gone in a short time.
They do not need to be made of plastic.
On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. In that short distance I counted 63 pieces of plastic litter. Plastic drink bottles, bottle tops, candy wrappers, plastic film, polystyrene fragments etc. That seemed to be a lot to me. I guess it is a generational thing. Our parents would have been horrified to see that amount, whereas it seems to go unnoticed by our youth of today. In another 20 years how many pieces will there be on this stretch, -- 200? What will today’s youth think of that new amount then when they are older? Will their children be so readily accepting of a higher amount of litter? October 2017 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Lightweight plastic bags to be banned in Victoria – Australia
Posted on October 17, 2017 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSingle-use lightweight plastic bags will soon be banned across Victoria. Source: Lightweight plastic bags to be banned in Victoria The government has promised to deliver a "workable scheme" in consultation with the community that doesn't "unfairly impact" on retailers, consumers...
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Plastic bottle deposit return scheme could save England’s councils £35m a year – UK
Posted on October 16, 2017 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCash-strapped councils would save money thanks to reduced littering and landfill charges as well as having less recycling bins to collect, says report Source: Plastic bottle deposit return scheme could save England's councils £35m a year Councils across England could save...
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Bisbee plans challenge to bag ban complaint – USA
Posted on October 9, 2017 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBISBEE Arizona— Bisbee was expected to respond Monday to a state investigator’s inquiry on the city’s ordinance banning plastic bags. Source: Bisbee plans challenge to bag ban complaint City Attorney Britt Hanson said the response filed Monday argues Bisbee’s status...
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At last an end to single-use plastic bags – New Zealand
Posted on October 9, 2017 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCOMMENT: Finally we are joining the rest of the world and starting to reduce plastic bags. Source: Kerre McIvor: At last an end to single-use plastic bags Foodstuffs, the company that operates the New World, 4 Square and Pak'nSave brands, launched...
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