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? Philadelphia sues Bimbo, S.C. Johnson over ‘recyclable’ claims on plastic bags – USA
Posted on October 1, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingThe City of Philadelphia has filed suit against Bimbo Bakeries and S.C. Johnson, alleging the companies misled consumers by labeling plastic bread bags and Ziploc storage bags as recyclable when they usually end up as waste.
Source: Philadelphia sues Bimbo, S.C. Johnson over ‘recyclable’ claims on plastic bags | Plastics News
The city of Philadelphia is taking two major consumer brands to court, saying their plastic packaging isn’t nearly as recyclable as the labels suggest.
On Sept. 24, the city filed suit against Bimbo Bakeries USA — the maker of brands such as Thomas’ and Sara Lee — and S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., owner of Ziploc, in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
The lawsuit argues that the companies misled shoppers by using recycling symbols and instructions that make plastic bread bags and storage bags look like they can go in curbside bins.
“Companies that label their products with the goal of implying their product is recyclable when it isn’t are not just breaking the law, but they are violating public trust and contributing to waste,” Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said in a statement.
Philadelphia wants the companies to change their labeling, pay fines of up to $2,000 for each violation, and cover the extra costs the city says it faces when plastic bags contaminate its recycling stream.
The lawsuit alleges that while plastic film is technically recyclable, in reality there’s little infrastructure to handle it and recycling plants struggle when the thin bags jam machinery.
The complaint also cited investigations by ABC News and Bloomberg that have shown that store drop-off programs often don’t keep the bags out of landfills.
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