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? August 2016 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Another town joins communities banning plastic bags
Posted on August 30, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) -- Another Boston-area community is reining in plastic bags. Starting Sept. Source: Another town joins communities banning plastic bags Starting Sept. 1, Somerville is prohibiting supermarkets and other large retailers from providing customers with single-use bags at checkout.
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Plastic found in third of fish caught in Britain because of microbeads
Posted on August 30, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsA major study found widespread contamination of cod, haddock, mackerel and shellfish by microbeads used in shower gels, toothpastes and beauty products. Source: Plastic found in third of fish caught in Britain because of microbeads Great Article on this huge...
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Nantucket Health Department to Enforce Plastic Packaging Ban on September 1 – USA
Posted on August 30, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsNANTUCKET – Starting September 1st, businesses on Nantucket will have to chuck plastic materials in favor of biodegradable packaging. The use of plastic foam or plastics in the sale or manufa… Source: Nantucket Health Department to Enforce Plastic Packaging Ban...
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Montreal stores could be fined up to $4K for giving out plastic bags with new bylaw
Posted on August 25, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe City of Montreal passed a bylaw that will prevent stores from selling single-use plastic bags on its territory, cementing a recommendation from the city's environmental committee. Source: Montreal stores could be fined up to $4K for giving out...
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Let’s sack plastic bags – USA
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe U.S. alone uses 12 million barrels of oil every year to meet plastic bag demands. Source: Let's sack plastic bags - Auburn Reporter The U.S. alone uses 12 million barrels of oil every year to meet plastic bag demands. It...
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Judge throws out Laredo’s plastic bag ban
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A state appeals court has thrown out Laredo's 15-month-old ban on store-provided plastic checkout bags.The San Antonio-based 4th Court of Appeals says the ban is trumped by a state law that bars cities from restricting the...
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Lewis: Prop 67 bag ban stakes are global – California
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsProposition 67 is a crucial opportunity to prevent billions more plastic bags from becoming toxic, deadly litter throughout the state. Source: Lewis: Prop 67 bag ban stakes are global The global effort to stop plastic from choking our oceans is under...
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Bourne Board Of Health Still Not In Favor Of Plastic Bag Ban – USA
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralBoard takes all or nothing approach to proposed ban Source: Bourne Board Of Health Still Not In Favor Of Plastic Bag Ban However, they were more adamant in their position that they should not ban just the two-handled bags, but all...
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Plastic ban along Ganges in Uttarakhand remains on paper
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe ban on plastic along Ganges, to free the river of the menace, remains on paper as authorities have shown little interest in cracking the whip on offenders in the face of strong opposition from traders’ lobby. Source: Plastic...
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Tanzania cautions businesses to diversify ahead of total plastic ban in January 2017 | Africanews
Posted on August 21, 2016 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe government of Tanzania has warned manufacturers of plastic bags to diversify their line of business with barely four months to the full implementation ... Source: Tanzania cautions businesses to diversify ahead of total plastic ban in January 2017...
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