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? 
Queenslanders: are you ready to bin plastic bags? – Australia
Posted on March 26, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations
IT’S NOT long now: just 100 days until Queensland retailers are forced to permanently bin the plastic bag so now is a good time to start using alternatives.
Source: Queenslanders: are you ready to bin plastic bags?
IT’S NOT long now: just 100 days until Queensland retailers are forced to permanently bin the plastic bag so now is a good time to start practising using alternatives.
The state-wide ban, which kicks in on July 1, includes all single-use, lightweight shopping bags with handles and a thickness under 35 microns.
National Retail Association manager of industry policy David Stout said that it’s vital consumers are well-prepared for when the ban comes into effect.
“In 100 days Queensland retailers will no longer be able to provide light-weight plastic shopping bags to customers,” Mr Stout said.
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