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? Why Are the Orkneys So Polluted? Pollution Solutions Online – Scotland
Posted on February 28, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource: Why Are the Orkneys So Polluted? Pollution Solutions Online
Where did it come from?
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles, measuring less than 5mm in diameter. They’re broken down into different categories:
- Primary microplastics – Purpose-made particles used in cosmetic products and air blasting technology, to remove rust or paint from machinery or boats. Their use in cosmetic products was banned in 2016 by the UK Government.
- Secondary microplastics – Tiny plastic fragments, varying in size and shape, which emerge as larger plastic debris breaks down.
- By-product microplastics – Dust from a range of sources, like car tires and textiles also contribute significantly to microplastic levels. Washing clothes releases tiny microfibres into waterways, which cannot be filtered out by washing machines or treatment facilities.
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