Plastic waste

Alicecow

Alicecow

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Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK

The most commonly counted plastic items thrown away were packaging for snacks, fruit and vegetables.
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If things, even plastic things, were made/built to last then there would be less problem, but when something breaks - like the plastic baskets and chairs in the picture - then what are you supposed to do with it? They could go back to using glass bottles for food products, but it would make them more expensive, maybe have a refundable deposit fee on them to encourage their return and reuse. Plastic bottles were the magic cure for the country being littered with broken glass. Unfortunately even when something plastic is made hardwearing in the beginning, it fairly soon begins to be made cheaper and therefore thinner, smaller (squash and pop bottle lids for example which are then more difficult to grip) and so the problem continues.
 
Why is it drivers (and cyclists) can carry a full bottle or can but when it's empty has to be slung on verge or in my field.
Must pick up 4 or 5 weekly in fields and more end up in roadside ditches where they aren't seen.
This is from lightly trafficked single track roads.
I suspect courier vans are a significant source.
Of the energy drink cans if not carlsberg special brew which together are about half the total.
 
Alicecow said:
I must admit, covid did make me appreciate plastic covering on food, at least you have more assurance that it hasn't been handled or coughed on by goodness knows who.
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I agree. And having watched in a couple of stores, elderly gents go to EVERY loaf, and give it a squeeze, before purchase (or not), I won't buy bread products unless they are wrapped. Vegetables very soon succomb to dehydration unless a celophane type cover is used. But root veg rot very quickly in that covering, and need storing dry. It's all about wastage, shelf life and appearance.
I did mention the bread thingy in one store, and was told that if the product was sold wrapped, then the label had to print all the ingredients and possible allergens. So, it was more cost effective to sell most bread products loose.
 
4wd said:
Why is it drivers (and cyclists) can carry a full bottle or can but when it's empty has to be slung on verge or in my field.
Must pick up 4 or 5 weekly in fields and more end up in roadside ditches where they aren't seen.
This is from lightly trafficked single track roads.
I suspect courier vans are a significant source.
Of the energy drink cans if not carlsberg special brew which together are about half the total.
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Bloody annoys me that. I took child2 for a womble each way from the road end maybe 6 weeks ago. Loads of cans, bottles and other litter there again already🤬. It’s not even a busy road; probably count the cars/hr on one hand. Maybe that’s why it gets littered disproportionately; not much chance of anyone seeing/challenging the littering b******s.

(Which reminds me- my uncle was checking the stock years ago and saw someone, parked in our gateway, throwing their rubbish out the car window. He collected it back up and threw it back in to them🤣)
 
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