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? This summer, let’s make a difference, one can at a time! Consignéco and Sépaq are working together for the benefit of the Parcs Québec Fund – Canada
Posted on June 7, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News“Deposit-return is one of the most widespread eco-friendly gestures in Québec. Quebecers adopted this good habit many years ago. Nowadays, the salutary habit of returning empty cans and bottles has become second nature. This project shows that the benefits of deposit-return go beyond mere economics. Once again, we have an example of a simple, concrete action that can result in significant social and environmental benefits,” declared Mr. Pierre Arcand, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Parks.
Every year, 390 million refundable empties, worth nearly 21 million dollars, go un-redeemed. We could use these millions to help people in need and organizations. Consignéco provides a philanthropic kit to support groups that opt for deposit-return as a financing resource to better structure their charitable efforts. The kit is available at www.votrecollecte.ca/en.htm.
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