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? Victoria’s CDS path hailed a win for community and the environment – Australia
Posted on April 15, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingThe Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has applauded the Victorian government for not just moving one step closer to implementing a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) but for forging its own distinct path that will deliver a high quality, recycling-driven program.
The government announced today that it had appointed VicReturn as Scheme Coordinator and Visy, TOMRA Cleanaway, and Return-It as Network Operators.
“We congratulate the Victorian government for taking on a split responsibility model, which is certainly the more challenging route and will have its opponents, but is one that will deliver the highest quality, most accessible scheme for Victorians,” WMRR CEO, Ms Gayle Sloan, said.
“Experience has taught us that the most expensive scheme, from a customer’s perspective, is one where people cannot easily redeem their containers for a refund. By electing for a split responsibility model, the government will be able to manage the inherent conflict of interest associated with higher return rates leading to increased costs for beverage suppliers. Instead, this proposed model will ensure that network operators are incentivised to maximise container return rates and encourage a greater variety and number of collection points while allowing multiple players, including the WARR and beverage industries, to take on distinct and important responsibilities.
“The government has shown that it understands the importance of a scheme that provides maximum access in order to build community participation, reduce litter and plastic pollution, and increase recovery and recycling. In turn, we will see more jobs and revenue opportunities for householders, community, and charity groups.
“Industry is also excited by the prospect of greater source separation of materials in Victoria through the scheme, which will enable higher value materials to be recovered, recycled, and reprocessed as inputs into new recycled products,” Ms Sloan added. “We encourage Victoria to continue down this path and continue to expand the scheme to include other containers as proposed by other Australian jurisdictions.”
“WMRR commends the government for recognising the value of materials and understanding the importance of clean source separated material streams and would encourage them to continue finding ways to improve material management and circularity, and stem out contamination altogether,” Ms Sloan concluded.
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