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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK
I think the UK should definitely do more to prevent this and use less plastic on these products or a complete ban on all plastics.
https://news.sky.com/story/plastic-cris ... k-13116066Wednesday 17 April 2024 07:20, UK
Britons are throwing away an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic a week - with campaigners describing it as a crisis "out of control".
The typical household disposes of 60 items of plastic packaging every seven days - equating to a national total of 90 billion a year.
More than 225,000 people took part in The Big Plastic Count and kept track of their waste.
Packaging for snacks, fruits and vegetables was most counted.
Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic - which performed the research - says the UK throws away more plastic per person than every other country in the world, barring the US.
I think the UK should definitely do more to prevent this and use less plastic on these products or a complete ban on all plastics.
