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? 
BioPak launches PHA compostable packaging – Australia
Posted on June 11, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPackaging specialist BioPak has launched of its PHA range, an innovation that is set to revolutionise the home-compostable cup industry.
Source: BioPak launches PHA compostable packaging – Inside Waste
A notable factor of the innovation is that the PHA resin is certified marine biodegradable – meaning that it will break down significantly faster (it needs to biodegrade in marine settings in less than 180 days) than conventional plastic if it ends up in the ocean.
“This is a breakthrough in bioplastics. However, our products are not designed to be
disposed of in the marine environment, so we won’t be advertising it on the cup. Its ability to biodegrade quickly is not a license to litter, but an opportunity to have an end of life solution for people with access to a home compost” Smith continued.
Expected to launch later this year, PHA will be certified home compostable to Australian and European Standards (AS5810 and NFT51-800).
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