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? 
Coca-Cola unveils global recycling aims
Posted on January 20, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News
The drinks giant is pledging to reclaim a used can or bottle for every one sold.
Source: Coca-Cola unveils global recycling aims
Tisha Brown, Oceans Campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said Coca-Cola’s plan had “fallen flat” when it came to cutting down on waste plastic.
“A litter free world is possible – but only if big companies like Coke stop producing ever growing quantities of plastic litter. They need to reduce and reuse as well as recycle,” said Ms Brown.
We agree this isn’t solving the problem of stopping plastic litter. Even at 50% recycled content, one new bottle has to be made before another can be recycled. Therefore it’s still a plastic waste generating situation.
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