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? Cebu City ‘not yet ready for plastic bags ban’ – Philippines
Posted on June 7, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCebu City ‘not yet ready for plastic bags ban’ | Inquirer News.
Is Cebu City prepared to ban the use of plastic shopping bags for even once a week?
Most city councilors don’t think so, saying the proposal by Councilors Nida Cabrera and Edgar Labella to restrict the use of plastic shopping bags on Saturdays needs further study and public consultation.
The council set a a public hearing on July 18 to hear what citizens have to say.
“I don’t think Cebu City is prepared for this,” said Councilor Augustus Pe Jr. during the May 30 session where they deferred final deliberation on the measure.
The proposed ordinance seeks to reduce the volume of non-biodegradable garbage in the city.
Edi says:
Post Author June 22, 2012 at 5:58 pmDislike.I do not feel that greener’ soda botetls are in any way shape or form sustainable. The side effects’ of the complete process to make and deliver soda is horrible and I do not give Coke or Pepsi or any even a pat on the back for this horrible marketing ploy, and you are furthering it. This is not green, this is marketing at its finest. This product is good, thirst quenching and now green. All I hear this This product will make you sick, fat, and lays waste to our environment. I have been soda-sober for over 3 years and would never go back. Also, I really hope they jack up the soda tax to make some sort of difference, but people need to realize that soda, especially that made with highfructose corn syrup ruins metabolism and we wonder(KNOW) why our country is so obese. again DIS LIKE