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? wildlife killing Archives - Plastic Waste Solutions
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The oceans are full of plastic – here’s what we can do about it – Australia
Posted on September 18, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsThe oceans are full of our plastic – here's what we can do about it. The more this huge problem gets publicity and the sooner it gets enough exposure to through to the public the better chance we'll...
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Documentary to be made on Oceanic plastic waste
Posted on February 3, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeOn Midway atoll in the North Pacific, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken for food. Full story
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Oceans of plastic killing turtles as the Australian Federal government pursues a carbon tax
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWhere do we start on plastic waste discussions? It is such a big problem that most people prefer to keep their head in the sand and do nothing about it. Plastic waste is probably our biggest environmental problem, on comparison...
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