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? The wacky items Brisbane is banning – Australia
Posted on May 20, 2018 by DrRossH in Balloons, Plastic Straws
BRISBANE City Council has announced it’s about to become one of Australia’s most environmentally friendly councils after it committed to banning plastic straws, helium balloons and single-use bottles.
Source: The wacky items Brisbane is banning
“It’s a win for Brisbane, it’s a good outcome and we’re pleased to have been able to lead the debate on that,” he said.
Last month, British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out plans to ban single-use plastics, including straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds, to stop pollution.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wouldn’t commit to doing the same in Australia, saying it was a matter for state regulation.
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