Published on Apr 15, 2018
Welcome to Australia’s plastic beach
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Auntie, Sister. Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mother and Wife of German Descent I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com View all posts by auntyuta
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What happened to the deposits on bottles including plastic ones? Thirty years ago in Holland a system was introduced where all glass containers could be returned to super-markets. You put them in a machine and out popped a credit receipt which one used inside the supermarket for a refund on your shopping. Simple and it worked. Nothing ever seems to be taken up in Australia.
Politicians rave on how innovative we are. But the truth is the opposite.
You to have noticed this trend in Australia? It is all talk never any good happens.
I refrain from giving you “like” as this is very sad indeed. Some people are reckless in their regard for the environment.
Plastic is one area in which ordinary people can do a great deal to help the environment – by taking recyclable fabric shopping bags to the super market and making sure all their plastic containers are recycled.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles
In The Guardian today:
“Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles – by accident. The breakthrough could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling of bottles. . . . ”
A mutant enzyme? This seems to be a terrific breakthrough!