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? August 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Chicago-based straw maker turns to biodegradable, compostable solutions – USA
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Straw bans seen as tackling a ‘gateway plastic’ – USA
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Date revealed for Boylan Slat’s first Ocean Cleanup array launch – USA
Posted on August 2, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIt's going to be a long journey, but Boylan Slat's clean up effort is about to get going. Source: Date revealed for Boylan Slat's first Ocean Cleanup array launch On September 8th, 2018, the 600 meter long Array 001 will...
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Australia fury over plastic bag U-turn
Posted on August 1, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSocial media users turn on supermarket giant Coles for 'caving in' to 'tantrums' over reusable bags. Source: Australia fury over plastic bag U-turn Well done @coles. What a terrible thing to do. Why did you do it? For a very...
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Campaign to halt mass balloon releases to protect wildlife – UK
Posted on August 1, 2018 by DrRossH in BalloonsWarning this story contains images that some people may find disturbing Source: Campaign to halt mass balloon releases to protect wildlife Rosemary said: “Some people think that if they use a 'biodegradable' balloon that is ok, but sadly there is...
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Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40% – Australia
Posted on August 1, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsDrink containers end up in the ocean at a truly alarming rate. Simply paying people a small amount to return them cuts that rate by nearly half. Source: Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40% We were also...
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