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? 
QLD Containers for Change breaks its own record with 10 billion returns – Australia
Posted on April 23, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingTen billion beverage containers have been returned through Queensland’s Containers for Change drink can initiative.
Source: QLD Containers for Change breaks its own record with 10 billion returns – Waste Management Review
“Every year about three billion containers are sold in Queensland, but one billion of these are still going unreturned – that’s $100 million in 10-cent refunds left unclaimed,” she said.
“Those containers represent a great opportunity for individuals, charities, community groups, sporting clubs and businesses to get started on their container collecting journey.
“Every container collected has a significant environmental, social and economic impact, and together we can work towards ensuring no container goes to waste.”
Discussion · No Comments
There are no responses to "QLD Containers for Change breaks its own record with 10 billion returns – Australia". Comments are closed for this post.Oops! Sorry, comments are closed at this time. Please try again later.