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Is It Too Little Too Late Getting Rid Of Many Plastics
by 2042, surely we can do better than that.
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It is almost impossible to buy fruit and veg by the kg as everything is wrapped in plastic....
17:14 Sat 13th Jan 2018
There is no reason this should take 24 years.
The Government are kicking it into the long grass.
If there was the political will, a 50% reduction in 5 years, and a 100% reduction in 10 years.
We use 82% less plastic bags since the Government introduced legislation. Unfortunately they were shamed into introducing it because the Welsh and Scottish devolved Governments had already done it and seen instant reductions. Perhaps the Welsh and Scot should lead again, to where the UK Government are reluctant to go.
The Government are kicking it into the long grass.
If there was the political will, a 50% reduction in 5 years, and a 100% reduction in 10 years.
We use 82% less plastic bags since the Government introduced legislation. Unfortunately they were shamed into introducing it because the Welsh and Scottish devolved Governments had already done it and seen instant reductions. Perhaps the Welsh and Scot should lead again, to where the UK Government are reluctant to go.
we are all guilty of waste, and the fact that what we think is going to landfill may not. That we can all try a little harder in our recycling. But its up to governments to really get the ball rolling, but it's a big disappointment that ours has said by 2042 we will be almost free of plastic - just not good enough.
// Apple was able to redesign iPhone 7 packaging to use 84% less plastic, the company revealed in a new report on its forestry operations.
Because Apple sells over 200 million iPhones per year - and each one has bits of plastic packaging, which usually go straight into the trash - these tweaks have prevented tons of plastic from ending up in landfills. //
Unfortunately most Corporations do not take the environment into consideration when designing their packing, and instead go for cheapness. Legislation forcing them to use less plastic is needed. There already are alternatives, so it is only penny pinching stopping them reducing plastic use.
Because Apple sells over 200 million iPhones per year - and each one has bits of plastic packaging, which usually go straight into the trash - these tweaks have prevented tons of plastic from ending up in landfills. //
Unfortunately most Corporations do not take the environment into consideration when designing their packing, and instead go for cheapness. Legislation forcing them to use less plastic is needed. There already are alternatives, so it is only penny pinching stopping them reducing plastic use.
No, it's never too late.
The problem is we have to ensure we don't end up self flagellating whist the rest of the world continues using cheap disposable plastics. Most of the plastic they are banging on about in the sea comes from the big rivers of India and China. Us stopping putting cucumbers in a condom wont change that.
But it will stop me moaning about it!!
The problem is we have to ensure we don't end up self flagellating whist the rest of the world continues using cheap disposable plastics. Most of the plastic they are banging on about in the sea comes from the big rivers of India and China. Us stopping putting cucumbers in a condom wont change that.
But it will stop me moaning about it!!
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