France is the first country to ban disposable plastic plates, cups, and utensils. By 2020, all disposable tableware will need to be made from 50% biologically-sourced materials that can be composted at home. As of 2016, an estimated 4.73 billion/year plastic cups are thrown out in France alone. Yes, just cups, in just one country per year.
Sorry, Planet Earth...
So what's the punchline?
Yep, you guessed it. It's any government that isn't prioritizing our environment to reduce plastic waste via a few signed bills.
Talk about lame ducks. Look closely...
Some countries are starting to ban or restrict items like plastic bags, but sadly just a few.
Check out this list of local US plastic bans/rules listed here.
Please share if you've heard of any progress where you live and follow me for more.
dog owners are looking a little worried about going all naturale when picking up after their pets...
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You just nailed the Achilles Heel of the plan. Any excuse to put Trump's hair on anything is worth it though.
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I think a major aspect of the problem is the lack of viable alternatives. People need disposable bags, plates, cups etc and the proliferation of plastic items is because they are easy to use. A long term solution will only come through mass production of alternatives.
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The consumers decide how the market looks, so it's really up to everyone to speak up because it's insane the way we are using up plastic. In Sweden they are also taking more and more measures. We have a system where all plastic bottles have a pawn fee . For example if a coke bottle is 1 dollar you have to pay an extra 0.2 dollar as a deposit. When you return the bottle u can get that money back . I don't know if America has the same system ?
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There's usually a $0.05 deposit in certain states. Not nearly enough to deter anyone or encourage a return for the refund. If anything, homeless people collect and return a fraction of the cans/bottles for a meager income, as a plus.
Plastic bag waste is horrendous too. Companies who promote reusable bags or using your own bags/no bags do sometimes offer a small deduction on your purchase, which is a step in the right direction. At the rate pollution is destroying our oceans, I'm not sure we have 5-10 more years to work through red tape. Plastic takes forever to decompose and we all know that the global population is flooding in tons more every second.
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We are certainly very short minded. When I was young I used to pick up trash and throw it in the trash bin if I saw it laying on the street. I gave up hope pretty quickly.
The problem has to be handled from the root. Government restrictions will be the only way - we are inviting smartphones and satellites that we send into space - surely we can find some better solution than the plastic bag. I guess the oil industries hope that solution will take a long time to find ...
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This is the best post ever , france is that is why one of the best place to visit😊😊😊❤❤❤
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very careful viewers, maybe there is no human awareness about a good life, and this is also happening in my country, we must be aware and stop membuwang garbage.di starting from our own so that other people can imitate nyq, thank you for sharing,
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Unfortunately the human being in his instinct of overcoming will ocacionar his own destruction. LIVE RECYCLING !!
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A forever larger growing problem in the US and worldwide for which sadly, the president doesn't even think exists...
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