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? July 2018 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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The party’s over for plastic straws – Australia
Posted on July 24, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic StrawsMore companies have pledged to stop using plastic straws Source: The party's over for plastic straws "We need to avoid companies switching to 'biodegradable' or 'compostable' plastic straws," he said. "There is a growing concern that these type of straws are...
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The last straw: plastic is out and green is in – Australia. But don’t be fooled by
Posted on July 24, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic StrawsDemand for plastic straws is drying up as customers look to environmentally friendly alternatives. Source: The last straw: plastic is out and green is in The owner has invested in two other alternatives to plastic, including oxobiodegradable or oxo-bio straws, and...
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Environmental Calls Made to End the Releasing of Balloons in Brighton – UK
Posted on July 24, 2018 by DrRossH in BalloonsWe live in a world where it is hard to avoid environmental damage. When the food and drink we consume are wrapped in non-biodegradable packaging, and the transport we are told to take pollutes the atmosphere, we are sometimes...
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San Antonio Zoo on plastic straws: ‘No más’ – USA
Posted on July 22, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic StrawsThe zoo has never allowed single-use plastic straws and is encouraging area hotels, restaurants and attractions to stop selling them, too. Source: San Antonio Zoo on plastic straws: 'No más' Great work by the zoo.
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The McDonald’s staple you won’t see for much longer – Australia
Posted on July 20, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic StrawsA familiar sight at your local Maccas is on the way out, with the fast food giant planning to roll out the change in 970 restaurants nationwide. Source: The McDonald's staple you won't see for much longer Lets hope their...
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Shameful story run by CNN.
Posted on July 12, 2018 by DrRossH in General, Plastic StrawsCNN is meant to be a 'News' Agency'. Yet they allow people to pay them in exchange for running extremely bias stories like this. This makes them no more than a propaganda machine for big money. Why would they...
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What\’s the real price of getting rid of plastic packaging? – UK
Posted on July 11, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic Waste NewsCrunching the numbers on how much switching might cost us Source: What\'s the real price of getting rid of plastic packaging? Plastic litter now clutters every part of our planet, from remote parts of the Antarctic to the deepest ocean...
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There\’s about five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans – let\’s tally them up
Posted on July 9, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic StrawsA global citizen science project launched in Sydney aims to count and record some of the five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans. Source: There\'s about five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans – let\'s tally them...
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A tale of two beaches and their rubbish problem – Australia
Posted on July 7, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsTwo sandy stretches on opposite sides of the Port Phillip Bay illustrate the extent of the litter problem. Source: A tale of two beaches and their rubbish problem Across the bay from Rye, Port Melbourne resident Ross Headifen encounters a disturbing...
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RIP plastic bag ban; now on to Plan B – Texas
Posted on July 6, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsRuling invalidating local bag bans does not mean practice of using reusable bags has to stop. Source: RIP plastic bag ban; now on to Plan B The city bans on merchants dispensing plastic shopping bags has been hailed as helping...
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