In the the mere 60 to 70 years that plastics have been in widespread use, 8.3 billion tonnes have been produced. Instead, we should be using alternatives such as cloth bags, paper straws, reusable bottles and cotton swabs with paper or wooden stems. But Toronto says leftover grounds from the coffee pods contaminate other saleable recyclables, such as newspapers, so it has banned them. Surely Keurig could invest in compostable, rather than plastic, pods. During the recent Commonwealth leaders’ summit British Prime Minister Theresa May announced she plans to ban plastic straws and some other single-use products.

Source: thestar April 29, 2018 11:26 UTC