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? 
Microplastics Found In 100 Percent Of Sea Turtles Tested
Posted on December 9, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife
Scientists recently studied seven species of turtles across three different oceans and found that all individuals – every single one – had microplastics in
Source: Microplastics Found In 100 Percent Of Sea Turtles Tested
Scientists recently studied seven species of turtles across three different oceans and found that all individuals – every single one – had microplastics in their guts.
Over 5 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the seven seas, all of which are the direct result of human-made pollution. Recent years have also brought the idea of “microplastics”, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters, into the public eye. While their precise effects on biological life are still unclear, this new study adds to the mass of evidence that points towards an overwhelming problem.
It’s fair to say that eating hundreds of microplastic particles won’t ever be considered a cornerstone of a nutritious diet for any biological being.
Oh Dear this is not good.
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