For fear of being accused of racism and causing offence.
Some plastic packaging IS needed, for instance cucumbers, the plastic sleeve prolongs the life, we thought we were saving the planet when we saw a cucumber without plastic but had to bin it after a few days
It wont change due to public pressure no politician of any party has ever listened to the great unwashed of this country and carried out their wishes.
Oh and why when I need a few floury tatties tae make some soup why do I have to buy 2Kg in a plastic bag. I’ll have some mash to use some of em up, but a good few will get chucked.
QuoteFor fear of being accused of racism and causing offence.Absolute nonsense. What evidence do you have for this? And not to mention many businesses, authority’s, idea of waste management is to ship it abroad. QuoteSome plastic packaging IS needed, for instance cucumbers, the plastic sleeve prolongs the life, we thought we were saving the planet when we saw a cucumber without plastic but had to bin it after a few daysMy local supermarket – Morrisons – are telling us they are making a big move to cut packaging. So paper bags have replaced the free wee plastic bags for loose fruit and veg. But yeah the shrink wrap has vanished from the cucumbers. I now get my cucumber home and shrink wrap it in plastic so it won’t go off quick in the fridge. Doh! Yet they are still selling tomatoes in plastic boxes. Oh and why when I need a few floury tatties tae make some soup why do I have to buy 2Kg in a plastic bag. I’ll have some mash to use some of em up, but a good few will get chucked. Why is all fruit and veg not loose?QuoteIt wont change due to public pressure no politician of any party has ever listened to the great unwashed of this country and carried out their wishes.I can assure you if enough people apply pressure to their elected representatives they will respond. It is a democracy. And democracy is not just about voting once every 5 years. But yeah, leave em to it and most likely they will do foc all. They are there to serve us – make em do their job.
The so called old and "dirty" cars tend to be cleaner than new ones when you look at the cradle to grave emmisions for the reasons you have given.
Bit more serious: more humans, more polution. Limiting a number of new borns worldwide would get us within a manageable number of people, with more than enough resources and less pollution.
QuoteThe so called old and "dirty" cars tend to be cleaner than new ones when you look at the cradle to grave emmisions for the reasons you have given.Except the older diesel ones, they visibly spew out diesel particles and soot.
To be green it all has to be done using renewable power supplies, so massive wind farms and solar panel farms etc have to be built, where are they going to build them? Sticking a few solar panels and a little wind turbine on your garage is not going to do it!
I think one factor being missed, is that 'ownership' of vehicles, as we know it, will dissappear. The 'Car Club' principle, together with driverless vehicles, will change things dramatically. You want to go somewhere, and you whistle up a driverless electric taxi. Whether it's just to go shopping, or on holiday, it'll drop you off and pick you up. It'll be a sad day for motorcycling. We might be the last generation to own and ride bikes.
They still want us to use the private motor car because it raises massive revenue,
QuoteFor fear of being accused of racism and causing offence.Absolute nonsense. What evidence do you have for this?