The forecast in the Ministry of Environment and Energy’s bill for the almost mandatory recycling of plastic and metal packaging for liquid foods, at first glance, goes in the right direction, if it does not evolve into yet another tax collection measure under the guise of being ecological, to finance benefits.
If indeed it is implemented and expanded properly and seriously, it could limit the confusion we face on land and at sea.
We often hear and repeat “Kifissos is dirty”, “the beach is dirty”, “the municipality is dirty”, etc. Error.
There are no dirty rivers, dirty seas, dirty beaches, dirty roads, dirty cities, etc. There are dirty people.
Kifissos was not dirty. Water comes out of its springs, not garbage, which some people throw into its bed and into the beds of the province’s streams.
The beaches are not dirty. It is people who leave the trash. Just like the mountains, they are clean, until some “nature lovers” visit them.
Not even the streets themselves are dirty, inside or outside the settlements. It is the people who throw cigarettes, plastic bottles and coffee cups from their “clean” cars.
Unfortunately, this is the reality and we need to change it. Will this change with the bill? Tough.
The law states that consumers who purchase a can of soda will pay an additional amount, which will constitute the “guarantee” of returning and recycling the packaging and the return of the “guarantee”. However, in order to work efficiently, there should be collection points throughout the country and it should cover all recyclable packaging, not just plastic and metal for liquid foods. However, this will not be a solution either, because those who are used to throwing away plastic bottles wherever they are will not think about the 10 or 20 minute “fine”.
What we need is to change your mindset.