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? Plastic microbeads in Crest toothpaste are dangerous, warns dentist : USA
Posted on September 22, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastic microbeads in Crest toothpaste are dangerous, warns dentist : LIFE : Tech Times.
What are the implications of brushing with plastic microbeads? Brian Moore, a dentist from Kentucky said that the microbeads can attract more bacteria when these get stuck in the gum line and this could lead to more serious problems such as the development of periodontal disease and gingivitis.
“If it was left in there [in the gums], it could potentially cause some gingival irritation,” Moore said. “Any time you have any foreign body in the pocket around the tooth, it’s a breeding ground for bacteria.”
Here is another thing, polyethylene is not biodegradable they can virtually last forever. The material has in fact raised concerns because of its impact on the environment. The non-biodegradable property of polyethylene also means that it is only broken down into smaller particles.
Why did they even think it was ok to put them in their in the first place?
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