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? 
Coca-Cola ‘Recycle & Win’ Looking to Increase Raleigh Recycling Rates Once Again
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News
“Bringing back the Recycle & Win program just made sense.” said Fred Battle, Director of Raleigh’s Solid Waste Services Department. “During the first Recycle & Win program, we had a 10% increase in recycling tonnage and a 33% increase in requests for bins during the six month program. As we introduce the new rollout carts to the city of Raleigh, we look to increase our rates and participation and believe the Coca-Cola Recycle & Win program can help with this task.”
Raleigh Mayor Nancy MacFarlane said, “Programs such as ‘Recycle & Win’ promote good environmental stewardship. They encourage recycling participation, which reduces the amount of material destined for landfills. Today, more than ever, it is critical to develop public/private partnerships which help government provide good service and stretch tax dollars. ‘Recycle & Win’ provides the added bonus of helping the City introduce our new larger recycling containers and provides our residents with vital information and tips on proper recycling.”
While 10% increase is better than none, if they introduced a container deposit sheme, they would get a 300% (estimated by PWS) increase in container recycling rates and at the same time it gets people used to making the change to putting used items in their recycle bins.
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