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? Recycling plant closures accelerate across Europe, says PRE
Posted on March 24, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling
Plastics Recyclers Europe says the continent’s industry is at a breaking point
Source: Recycling plant closures accelerate across Europe, says PRE | Sustainable Plastics
European recyclers are grappling with high energy costs and soaring input waste costs, which have increased operational expenses over the last few years. They are being undercut by cheaper imported materials, which PRE reports often come with fraudulent claims due to the lack of transparency in the origin of materials.
More has to be done with financial incentives to recycle more and disincentives to use virgin materials.
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