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? 
APCO calls for co-regulation on packaging targets – Australia
Posted on April 22, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released its Review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets, and is calling for a stronger co-regulatory framework, which strikes a balance between industry-led action and effective government regulation.
“We’ve seen some fantastic contributions from many businesses so it is disappointing that the headline data indicates targets will not all be met,”
The report outlines four key findings:
- While the 2025 targets are driving a transformation in packaging in Australia, they are not on track to be met by 2025.
- Longer-term vision is needed to guide action.
- Collaboration is needed across the entire packaging system.
- Strong and coordinated interventions are needed on essential packaging material streams.
The report also prioritises actions needed across the supply chain to drive effective, whole-of-system movement towards a circular economy for packaging. It also clearly identifies those responsible at each step.
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