To emulate forward-thinking Penzance, now plastic-free, we should hark back to yesteryear. A few choice items could curb a ruinous plastic habitPlastic is firmly out of fashion, with everyone from the government to supermarkets pledging to reduce use and fight pollution. But turning the tide will require a herculean effort. The US shale gas boom means that the price of feedstock for the plastic industry has plummeted. Major chemical corporations have invested $180bn in new production facilities to come on stream in the next 10 years, increasing global output by 40%. If we don't want it to flow our way, we need to stand firm.I've just returned from Penzance, designated the UK's first plastic-free town by Surfers Against Sewage. This weekend it hosted residents from Aberporth, west Wales, with aspirations to follow suit; shop and cafe owners discussed the best solutions for denting the UK's annual 3.7m-tonne plastic habit (2.2m of that being packaging). It was an impressive display of what we might refer to as the Dunkirk spirit. Continue reading...
Nappy libraries and glass milk bottles: past ideas for a plastic-free future | Lucy Siegle
23. ledna 2018 17:31
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/23/plastic-free-future-nappies-copper
Zdroj: The Guardian