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Neither plastics plan passes at Walmart, but cutback proposal gets stronger support – USA
Posted on June 13, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAt Walmart Inc.'s June 5 annual shareholder meeting, both competing resolutions on plastics packaging failed to pass — but one emerged as the clear preference among shareholders. Source: Neither plastics plan passes at Walmart, but cutback proposal gets stronger support...
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The birds on Lord Howe Island are now so full of plastic, they crunch – Australia
Posted on May 18, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIt's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them. Source: The...
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Ziploc Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its ‘Microwave Safe’ Labeling – USA
Posted on May 14, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThis new complaint could change how we think about “safe” plastic use. Source: Ziploc Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its ‘Microwave Safe’ Labeling A class action lawsuit is accusing Ziploc’s parent company, S.C. Johnson, of misleading consumers by...
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Plastic predominated in NJ “beach sweeps” in 2024
Posted on April 11, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsVolunteers collected more than 276,899 items from New Jersey’s beaches last year, including an inflatable hot tub and a kitchen sink. Source: Plastic predominated in NJ "beach sweeps" in 2024 | NJ Spotlight News Thousands of bottle caps, plastic pieces littered...
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‘Waste Wars’: A Conflict With No End in Sight – EcoWatch
Posted on April 11, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsIn his new book Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash, Alex Clapp explores how trash became an object of commerce. Source: 'Waste Wars': A Conflict With No End in Sight - EcoWatch Waste Wars ends up in plastics being...
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Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030 | Coca-Cola
Posted on March 28, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAnalysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics Source: Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030 | Coca-Cola | The Guardian “Coca-Cola is...
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EU backs majority voting in plastics treaty, says ‘no deal preferable to bad deal’
Posted on January 24, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsA senior European Union official outlined its strategy for the plastics treaty in a Jan. 22 parliamentary briefing. Source: EU backs majority voting in plastics treaty, says ‘no deal preferable to bad deal' | Plastics News Magnus Brunner, a member of...
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As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution – USA
Posted on January 16, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsEnvironmental advocates working on plastics policy expect to be on offense and defense in 2025 while closely monitoring the Trump administration’s fossil fuel and deregulatory agenda. Source: As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the...
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ExxonMobil sues Bonta, NGOs over chemical recycling claims – USA
Posted on January 10, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsExxonMobil Corp. is firing back at California Attorney General Rob Bonta and environmental groups, filing a lawsuit accusing them of defaming its chemical recycling technology. Source: ExxonMobil sues Bonta, NGOs over chemical recycling claims | Plastics News Bonta and the U.S...
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Companies start using plastic credits to offset waste in Thailand
Posted on December 18, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsDiversey buying Corsair Group’s plastic credits to offset plastic waste generated by its packaging Source: Companies start using plastic credits to offset waste in Thailand | Sustainable Plastics Diversey, a packaging company part of US-based chemicals company Solenis, and Thailand-based Continue reading this entry →

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?