Plastics ,working together for sustainability
From "REGULATING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN BERMUDA: Policy paper for public consultation"
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Please consider also banning balloons. In reference to plastic straws these should be banned and really the only use for these would be for medical.
What I believe needs to happen is to figure out how we can repurpose the plastic that is already here. In other countries they are using plastic that is being washed up for artwork. We could also look into using the plastic to possibly use in building materials and fabrics. Help fund projects that use the plastic waste. In Dubai they actually have a park that is completely made up of recycled plastic used in forms of artwork. Look at other countries that have done well like Costa Rica and see how we can learn from them as this is all a learning process.
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Profile of Beyond Plastic Bermuda
Posted by:Beyond Plastic Bermuda
5 years ago
KBB is hosting a TrashArt show in October/November this year in collaboration with the National Gallery, Meredith Andrews, the Bermuda College and Kaleidoscope. Reach out to office@kbb.bm for more details
Profile of Lucy Monkman
Posted by:Lucy Monkman
5 years ago
@Beyond Plastic Bermuda Great to hear about the TrashArt show taking place.
Profile of Jan Card
Posted by:Jan Card
5 years ago
To do all this banning when there is absolutely no reliable data on the table about how much plastic we actually end up putting into the environment is really a bad way to make law. Bermudians, for all their flaws, are mostly a very environmentally conscious bunch when it comes to plastic trash. Sure the styro cups and plates should be paper and the number of SU plastic bags can be reduced further. The few obvious fixes are no reason to slam the door on all so called single uses. Most people I know who use plastic plates actually wash and re-use them. Same for cutlery and better quality 'glasses'. As for the food containers, again most people I know re-use things like cold-cut containers, yogurt cups, and water bottles for all kinds of things. Then they go where they should; in the trash.
My take is that the vast majority of SUP items go into our trash stream and the actual 'discharge' is very small.
Whether that is true or not can ONLY be known if the numbers are generated. Until that data is collected and presented in a reliable and transparent way, the legislation is a waste of time and effort.
Profile of Beyond Plastic Bermuda
Posted by:Beyond Plastic Bermuda
5 years ago
@Jan Card KBB cleaned up more than 32 tonnes of trash in 2020, mostly plastic. It was a Covid year and so many cleanups were unable to go ahead due to the restrictions, so in a normal year KBB would cleanup much more. This number does not include the KBB Champions who pick up every morning on their daily walks in their neighborhoods. Additional data will be published in the next month which highlights the percentage of roadside litter is plastic.
Profile of Lucy Monkman
Posted by:Lucy Monkman
5 years ago
@Beyond Plastic Bermuda As a community we still have a long way to go as there is still a lot of people that don't participate in the recyclable trash collections as its not mandatory as it is in other countries
Profile of Robert Bruce Barritt
Posted by:Robert Bruce Barritt
5 years ago
@Beyond Plastic Bermuda It will be good to see the KBB data/analysis of what was picked up. 32 tonnes of trash collected in 2020 from unauthorized dumping areas being "mostly plastic" is a dramatic statement---plastic is light, glass and metal are heavy so weighing the trash collected may or may not be an accurate assessment of its composition.
Was a "piece count" kept as the clean ups were done? [i.e. recording how many individual pieces of litter were collected by category of item.] The Policy Paper states [pg.11] that the number one item found in international coastline cleanups was cigarette butts and the filters do contain plastic......would they be included in a litter survey? [ There is a survey coming soon from KBB on roadside litter so hopefully it will include details on the methodology used.]
I agree with Jan Card when she says that Bermudians "...are mostly a very environmentally conscious bunch when it comes to plastic trash." Yes, there are certainly a segment of the population with a "I don't care attitude" but I feel that the best way to bring them into the "caring camp" is by education---on an ongoing basis and for all age groups.
Profile of Lucy Monkman
Posted by:Lucy Monkman
5 years ago
@Robert Bruce Barritt Education is the key and this is everyones problem and also leads into climate change.
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