You must be used to having coffee when you live in Australia. Get up early, have a drink after dinner, and have a drink when you go shopping! Coffee shops on the streets can be seen everywhere, the enticing smell of the inside will surround you at any time.
But all this is likely to disappear in five years! Because, Australia's government has made another big move, it is likely to completely change the coffee culture in Australia!
Recently, parliament has proposed a new measure to make coffee-loving Xiao Shuai wow cry out!
By 2023, Australia banned disposable plastic products such as coffee cups.
If this is really going to work, you'll have to bring your own cup of coffee in the future! You can no longer do what you want, drink if you want!
There are also straws and balloons, which have become the focus of the proposal!
Without a straw, how can the fairies drink their milk tea?
The proposal, which was thought to be so inhumane and a major disruption to life, would certainly not have been passed, but Peter Whish-Wilson, chairman of the committee, said the report had the support of Australia's entire parliament.
It seems that Australia's attention to the issue of garbage collection has reached an unprecedented level!
The report also recommends that:
1. For waste that cannot be disposed of, you can learn from South Australia and use containers for unified storage.
2. Federal government works with states to reduce landfills and improve recycling quality.
In fact, government's vigorous move is not for no reason, since China refused to accept "foreign waste", Australia's many waste recycling plants are in an unprecedented crisis, processing efforts to catch up with the speed of production. Especially disposable plastic, difficult to degrade, causing a headache.
This government is determined to use laws and regulations to develop the Australian environmental habits, from the source of waste production to curb!
In fact, government revealed that Australia's government is still too late to wake up on plastic issues. In 2007, before any ban, Australians had used plastic bags 4 billion times a year. The senator said:
"if we implement this plan in 2009, we will not be in the present crisis."
It can be expected that this law, which will affect the lives of most people, will cause a great sensation in Australian society! And the "plastic limit" dispute is long ago not the first time.
Just a few days ago, Woolworths announced that it was considering allowing customers to bring their own containers for meat and cooked food. In addition to government, supermarket giants seem to be looking for new ways to help reduce plastic consumption. However, its rival, Coles, was the first to jump out of opposition. Coles said doing so would undoubtedly increase the risk of food pollution.
Although the concern is, but limiting the use of plastics is still the general trend. Two supermarkets have promised to cut down on plastic packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables.
As consumers, although plastic restriction will greatly affect the convenience of life, but the protection of the environment is also the responsibility of each of us!
So from today, form the good habit of bringing your own coffee cup and taking out less! Self-do, protect our home!