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? ‘Areca leaf plates can replace non-biodegradable disposables’ – India
Posted on September 22, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News‘Areca leaf plates can replace non-biodegradable disposables’ – Rising Kashmir.
Presently, almost all the food vendors, restaurants and hotels are serving food to customers in thermacol, Styrofoam or plastic disposable plates. Later, the disposables are seen scattered on roads causing pollution in the Srinagar city.
These disposables are also used during marriage ceremonies to serve chutneys and other fast food items to guests.
Sathya Prabhu runs a unit producing biodegradable plates of areca leaf to provide local vendors replacement to save the environment.
“My only aim is that this paradise on earth should become free from environmental pollutants and people should use more nature-friendly items,” shared Sathya.
The use and throw “Areca Leaf Plates” made out of Areca Leaf are 100 percent biodegradable and compostable.
Congratuations to Sathya.
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