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? 
Ocean City launches ‘Don’t Let Go’ anti balloon-release promotion – USA
Posted on May 8, 2017 by DrRossH in Balloons
OCEAN CITY — The city Environmental Commission is addressing the dangers of helium balloons released into the air with a new informational campaign.
OCEAN CITY — The city Environmental Commission is addressing the dangers of helium balloons released into the air with a new informational campaign.
Earlier this week, the city began sharing a balloon-release fact sheet through traditional and social media, its website and at city welcome centers telling visitors and residents: “Don’t Let Go!”
Environmental Commission Chairman Marty Mozzo said released balloons become a threat to wildlife that may ingest them or become tangled in their strings.
“What goes up (has) got to come down. Unfortunately, it could and does do a lot of damage to our environment,” Mozzo said.
The fact sheet lists ways to enjoy balloons that won’t harm wildlife: filling balloons with air rather than helium, using natural rubber latex balloons instead of mylar and using balloons indoors.
Other towns in the area have taken up the issue recently. The four communities of Absecon Island — Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport — collectively banned the outdoor release of balloons. Atlantic City instituted a fine of as much as $500 for violations.
Mozzo said he doesn’t believe council will address the issue with an ordinance. He believes an education campaign has more impact.
“I personally believe — and I talked to (Mayor) Jay (Gillian) and (city Business Administrator) Jim Mallon — that education is best,” Mozzo said. “People want to be aware.”
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