This behind-the-scenes plastic is similar to the issue of poor overseas labor conditions three decades ago, and it s simply something no one talks about — yet.
countries. this is really the bare minimum, that we re just playing catch-up with our neighbor countries. i would say our government needs to go further and, significantly, it needs to go faster as well. on that note, consumer packaging will still be used, i understand. a missed opportunity? absolutely. as i say, this just scratches the surface of the single-use plastic problem we face. so this isn t going to have an impact in supermarkets, for example. but we know there is legislation that could be done. so for example, france, our nearest neighbor, they ve introduced legislation that will see some fruits and vegetables, the plastic being taken off them. and those fruits and vegetables having to be sold with no packaging at all. and for some fruits and vegetables, this is a commonsense solution that could help us reduce our plastic footprint. steve, is there a willingness among the general public to reduce plastic consumption? so we know from urown surveys
2022 has seen the inauguration of Prof Bismark Tyobeka as the third vice-chancellor of the North-West University (www.NWU.ac.za) and the start of a new
For this story, we had a family of five hold on to every piece of plastic they touched for one week to get a sense of just how much plastic we use. Here's what they found.
For this story, we had a family of five hold on to every piece of plastic they touched for one week to get a sense of just how much plastic we use. Here's what they found.