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? General Archives - Page 8 of 10 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Folly poised to be first to ban polystyrene coolers, cups from beach – USA
Posted on September 6, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsFOLLY BEACH — This city is poised to become the state’s first seaside community to ban polystyrene coolers and food-and-beverage containers, balloons and plastic bags from its sandy shores. Source: Folly poised to be first to ban polystyrene coolers, cups...
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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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Zilch micro-bin trial – Neat Streets
Posted on July 19, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralSource: Zilch micro-bin trial - Neat Streets Since their installation there has been a reduction of approximately 80% in the number of cigarette butts on the ground within 3m of the micro-bins. The bins are emptied twice-daily by the...
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Plastic bottles are decimating ocean life – Ireland
Posted on July 15, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralBACK TO Ireland to a countryside every bit as lush and lovely as Czech, and a sea as blue as the Med, in the Balearics, if not as warm. Source: Plastic bottles are decimating ocean life Some 13bn single-use plastic...
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State Senate approves bill to block NYC’s plastic bag tax
Posted on June 9, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsNearly a month after the New York City Council voted to approve a tax on plastic and paper shopping bags, the New York State Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that prevents cities all across the state from doing...
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No Bags, Thanks! – Australia
Posted on June 6, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: No Bags, Thanks! - Features - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science An older article but still just as valid today. It also brings out the point that no voluntary action or education has worked to...
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Framingham will join towns banning plastic bags | NewBostonPost
Posted on May 16, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsFramingham will join Cambridge, Newton and more than a dozen other Bay State communities in banning plastic bags used by retailers to package goods including groceries starting in January 2018. Source: Framingham will join towns banning plastic bags |...
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The Amount of Plastic Waste on Earth Is Enough to Wrap the Whole Planet
Posted on May 13, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Waste NewsThere are 5 billion tons of plastic wastes in the world, which according to Paleontologist Jan Zalasiewicz are enough to cover the entire planet. Source: The Amount of Plastic Waste on Earth Is Enough to Wrap the Whole Planet
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Is 10c drinks charge a good idea?
Posted on May 11, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsA 10 CENT tax on drinks containers could soon be in place across Australia — but will it really change our habits and help clean up the country? Source: Is 10c drinks charge a good idea? Yes it is a great...
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Coca-Cola Amatil reassures investors as NSW container deposit scheme finally approved
Posted on May 11, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsLitter busting scheme by July 2017. Source: Coca-Cola Amatil reassures investors as NSW container deposit scheme finally approved Great move by NSW. This will make huge improvements into litter. Now if we can only get the other states to wake up...
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