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? Dubai to enforce final phase of single-use plastic ban starting January 2026
Posted on December 28, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: Dubai to enforce final phase of single-use plastic ban starting January 2026 – The Filipino Times
Dubai Municipality has released official guidelines ahead of the final phase of the ban on single-use plastic products, which will take effect on January 1, 2026. The move marks the full implementation of Executive Council Resolution No. (124) of 2023, aligning with Cabinet Resolution No. (380) of 2022, which regulates single-use products across the UAE.
Under the final phase, a wide range of single-use plastic items will be prohibited in Dubai. These include plastic plates, cutlery (including chopsticks), beverage cups and lids, as well as items already restricted in earlier phases such as polystyrene food containers, plastic stirrers, cotton buds, table covers, and plastic straws.
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