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? Barbecue Time – Canada
Posted on July 28, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsFor two events catered by environmentally savvy caterer
1) For 1400 people. The waste generated was primarily soiled plastic wrap, cans and plastic bottles, food waste, compostable plates and cutlery, napkins and cardboard. Total materials generated were 265.3 kg. Total materials diverted/recycled were 260.2 kg. Only the soiled plastic wrap (5.1 kg) was sent to landfill, so total diversion was a whopping 98 per cent!
Second event
2) 3,300 people (of a total 6,000 employee roster) turned out to enjoy a foot-stomping good time and in the process were able to divert food waste, flatware, cutlery, napkins, cardboard, salad containers, pop cans, fuel cans and plastic wrap. Total waste generated was 1,253.5 kg. Total materials recycled were 1,252 kg. The only waste sent to landfill was a small 1.5 kg bag of soiled plastic wrap and latex gloves for sanitary food handling. Total diversion: 99 per cent.
This is where we need to all be heading. Coupled with only using non disposable cups, plates and cutlery to stop this much trash in the first place.
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