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? 
The case for increasing CDS refund amount – Australia
Posted on April 15, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingOf the post-consumer packaging that ended up in landfills in 2021-22, 33 per cent was plastic. This is why the CDS refund needs changing.
Source: The case for increasing CDS refund amount – Inside Waste
To remain competitive in a world transitioning toward a circular economy, Australia must align its CDS programs with international best practices. Achieving a 90 per cent return rate – a milestone already reached by numerous European countries – will require bold action. Increasing CDS refund values and expanding program scope to include more beverage and container types are essential steps to ensuring Australia’s recycling system meets its full potential.
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