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? Coffee cups will be hit with a 25c levy in new plans to curb single-use plastic – Ireland
Posted on March 30, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsWe use 22,000 disposable cups an hour in Ireland.
Now coffee drinkers who do not bring their own reusable ‘keep cup’ to the counter will be hit with a levy of up to 25c on disposable coffee cups, according to new measures announced by environment minister Richard Bruton.
Unveiling the plan to reduce single-use plastics, the minister said it: “Our first response must be to reduce the amount of waste created in the first place”.
“The coffee cup levy should also lead to savings for consumers who make the switch, as well as savings for retailers who have to carry less disposable stock. In introducing a coffee cup levy, clear pricing information will be vital. Clear information regarding price will be important in driving change,” he said.
The potential levy on disposable cups and an increase in the plastic bag levy (from 22c to 25c) will now be put out to public consultation.
65% of us ‘never’ use a reusable cup
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