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? Melbourne council votes for balloon ban
Posted on February 27, 2018 by DrRossH in Balloons, Plastic Limiting Regulations
SOON businesses and residents in three of Melbourne’s suburbs will be banned from selling or purchasing balloons and other plastics such as disposable food containers and cups.
Source: Melbourne council votes for balloon ban
This is a good positive move. However those with a vested interest in making money off balloons can not see past their wallet to the large benefits such restrictions bring in.
Balloon Artists and Suppliers Association president Ray Stewart argued that latex balloons should not be included in the ban.
“To push balloons in with their plastic bans … it’s just dishonest, it doesn’t give the issue of latex balloons the attention it deserves,” Mr Stewart said.
“Surely it’s worth looking into because the impacts that a full ban has on so many members of our community — mum-and-dad businesses who provide for their families through the sale of these balloons.”
Latex balloons are often labelled as “biodegradable” and more environmentally friendly than other balloons, but they can still take years to break down and can cause damage to wild life if ingested.
Mr Stewart is being reckless in his attempt to hide his personal disappointment that his sales will go down to the benefit of the community. That is typical selfishness of the greedy.
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