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? 
When balloons fly, seabirds die. -Australia
Posted on February 26, 2017 by DrRossH in BalloonsWhen balloons fly, seabirds die. I’ve become balloon smart and seabird safe at zoo.org.au/balloons. You can too! #bubblesnotballoons
Source: When balloons fly, seabirds die. | Zoos Victoria
There are so many articles about the tearful damage that released balloons are doing now. This is great. Another unnecessary that can easily be replaced with out spoiling any ones expectations.
Last year the CSIRO named balloons as one of the top three most harmful pollutants impacting wildlife, but most people are unaware of the true harm balloons cause to wildlife. When people have outdoor celebrations or events, balloons are released or can easily escape, with no further thought of the impact.
Hopefully helium filled balloons will be a item of the past soon.
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