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? Ziploc Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its ‘Microwave Safe’ Labeling – USA
Posted on May 14, 2025 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThis new complaint could change how we think about “safe” plastic use.
Source: Ziploc Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its ‘Microwave Safe’ Labeling
- A class action lawsuit is accusing Ziploc’s parent company, S.C. Johnson, of misleading consumers by labeling its plastic bags as “microwave safe” and freezer-friendly.
- The suit claims the bags contain polyethylene and polypropylene, which may shed microplastics when heated or frozen, posing potential health risks to users.
- Plaintiffs argue that consumers were unknowingly exposed to microplastics due to deceptive labeling, and experts warn this highlights broader concerns about plastic use in everyday food storage.
The key here is may shed. Has that been proven by the general public person who filed the law suit in the USA? What temp ranges do the microplastics begine to be released? If it has been proven, then plastic for food needs to be treated at a limited temp range only.
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