Plastic waste in the natural environment has now become a major priority for environmentalists and policy makers.

At long last we may now start seeing real change from manufacture to the consumer – change is needed at every level and at every stage of handling and consumption.

An interesting read is a comprehensive document produced and published a week or so ago by a EU paper on how it proposes the problem of plastic waste must be tackled.

It is successful in including all the relevant factors but needs to inject more urgency in the process. Public pressure must be maintained and volunteers need to continue to pull  plastic waste out of natural habitats and ecosystems.

Link for paper here:  

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/pdf/plastics-strategy.pdf