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? Consultations open for WA plastics plan – Australia
Posted on September 29, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe Western Australian Government is seeking feedback on the next phase of the state’s single-use plastic bans, with Stage 2 to be introduced from February 2023.
Targeted items include non-compostable takeaway coffee cups, expanded polystyrene cups and packaging, produce bags, cotton buds with plastic shafts, microbeads, degradable plastics, and lids for takeaway containers.
A transition period could range from six to 18 months to allow businesses to use up supplies and adapt to changes before the rules are enforced.
18 months? There are readily made alternatives for these now. There is no R&D and development time required.
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