The plastic crisis

‘Our blue planet is facing one of the biggest threats in human history.  Trillions of pieces of plastic are choking the very lifeblood of our earth’ - Drowning in Plastic, BBC Scary fact: Almost every piece of plastic ever made, still exists today. According to a government report on kerbside recycling, only 12% of the 3m tonnes of plastic waste produced in Australia is recycled. (Source: The Guardian, Oct 18) Worldwide, only 5% to 9% is being recycled effectively. (Source: Waste360.com) Part of the plastic problem is that it’s really hard to recycle- different kinds of plastics have different melting...