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? Woolworths and Big W are phasing out reusable plastic shopping bags. Here’s what that means for shoppers. Australia
Posted on June 5, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulationsy this time next year, you won’t be able to buy a reusable plastic shopping bag from Woolworths or Big W.
The Woolworths Group estimates this will cut more than 9,000 tonnes of plastic bags from circulation each year.
What are the plastic bag rules for each state?
ACT: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2011. Biodegradable bags and “barrier bags” including fresh produce bags and deli bags aren’t included in the ban.
NSW: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick were banned as of Wednesday. That applies to compostable bags, but barrier bags are still allowed.
Northern Territory: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2011. Compostable bags and barrier bags aren’t included in the ban, but degradable bags are.
Queensland: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2018. This includes degradable, biodegradable and compostable bags, but barrier bags are still allowed.
South Australia: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2009. But biodegradable bags and plastic bags without handles — think fruit and veggie bags — are still allowed.
Tasmania: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2013. Compostable bags and barrier bags aren’t included in the ban.
Victoria: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2019. This includes degradable, biodegradable and compostable bags, but barrier bags are still allowed.
Western Australia: Lightweight plastic shopping bags less than 35 microns thick have been banned since 2018. And all plastic bags, no matter what thickness, will be banned by next month — this includes paper bags with plastic laminate.
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