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Bans in developed nations are progressing, but less progress in developing nations so far. To be expected, but does set the timeframe a bit further out than mig
by FooHentai 6y ago
Bans in developed nations are progressing, but less progress in developing nations so far. To be expected, but does set the timeframe a bit further out than might appear from first-hand experiences.
We’re also seeing issues with landfill breakouts starting to occur as extreme weather events increase in severity and frequency. It might be that some talk of re-interment starts coming up in the next few years, to move them to safer locations.
The economic depression this all causes gives me pause as to how likely it is to progress.
- ivanhoe 6y agoWell, bans are just one part, the other is paying for recycled plastic and those program are very expensive to start, many countries can't afford it. I've seen firsthand a miracle of what paying people some small amounts for plastic bottles can do in a relatively poor country. Many are now collecting bottles and aluminum cans after tourists like a full-time job in summers. You literally can't see a plastic bottle laying around anymore, and they've used to be everywhere.
- dvdbloc 6y agoI’ve kind of noticed the opposite around Portland, OR in that there may not be any bottles or cans on the ground anymore but there’s literally all other forms of garbage everywhere because people just dump trash cans on the streets and parking lots and pick up the bottles and walk away. Kind of ironic if the actual intent of the tax was to keep bottles and cans and garbage off of the street but I don’t actually know if that was the intent
- wiz21c 6y agoThen ban synthetic clothes : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/12/clothes-washing-linked-to-pervasive-plastic-pollution-in-the-arctic https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/12/clothes-...
- iso1210 6y agoKenya banned the manufacturing, sale and distribution of plastic carrier bags back in 2017. Not just for large retailers, not just a 10 cent charge, total ban. Looking at the map here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_lightweight_plastic_bags#Summary_of_regional_developments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_lightweight_plast... It seems that Africa is far more progressed than Europe and North America.
- FooHentai 6y agoI had China/Russia in mind when writing that, and didn't know so many African nations had implemented bans. You're quite right!