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? As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
Posted on April 24, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThousands of delegates, including negotiators, lobbyists and nonprofit observers, were expected at the Ottawa summit, the fourth negotiating round ahead of a final agreement due in December
Source: As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
With plastics production on track to triple by 2060, supporters say such disclosures are a basic first step in controlling harmful plastic waste — the vast majority of which ends up as trash marring landscapes, clogging waterways or in landfill — and harming public health.
Almost a fifth of the world’s plastic waste is burned, which releases high amounts of carbon emissions. Less than 10% of it is recycled, according to U.N. data.
However, a handful of fossil fuel-dependent nations calling themselves the “Like-Minded Countries” have argued against limiting production or banning certain chemicals. The group, which includes Saudi Arabia, Russia and China, says the treaty should focus only on tracking plastic waste.
The position is shared by the petrochemical industry.
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