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? Media Advisory – EPR Canada (Extended Producer Responsibility)
Posted on July 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsMedia Advisory – EPR Canada (Extended Producer Responsibility) | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine.
Are the federal, provincial and territorial governments any closer to their common goal of developing extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies and programs to make brandowners (producers) 100% responsible for their products and packaging once consumers are finished with them?
EPR Canada is a not-for-profit organization that is releasing an EPR Report Card tomorrow which compares and scores the performances of Canada’s governments in developing EPR policies and putting them into action.
Why is EPR important? These policies transfer the responsibility to design, operate and pay for waste diversion programs from municipalities and waste authorities to producers and brandowners. Printed paper and packaging, paint, beverage containers, tires and electronics are examples of products for which EPR programs are typical. The goal of EPR is to divert more waste from landfill, save taxpayer dollars and improve product and packaging environmental performance.
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