Quote Originally Posted by Loy Toy View Post
Education particularly in third world communities.

Manufacturers, particularly of plastic bags must become legally bound to become actively involved in the re-cycling education of the communities that use these bags.

Cradle to grave laws now govern the producers of such products must firstly recover used packaging and re-cycle the same which in fact is a commercially viable practice.

Once end users know where they can deposit their plastic waste and receive a refund while doing so, the pollution of our oceans and waterways will improve.

All these new chemical additives being developed at present such as bio-degradable and U.V accelerators to break down the physical state of the packaging is a waste of time and money.
I would say it's a combination of cost and government leadership... you have to make it cheaper for manufacturers and retailers to produce degradeable packagaing than non- and that is where government comes in to put tax on the bad and tax relief on the good... that's what all the books say in uni anyway... you need to tax the imports from countries that don't meet a standard that the government (via professional institutions) sets... but they shy away from this because it's easier to add tax than to cut it, and people don't like paying more stuff they've got used to. If collecting plastic was more lucrative than finning sharks, fishermen would be happy to do it