3rdJuly 2025
Plastic waste pollution doesn’t just come from single use items; it also comes from ‘fast tech’ – cheap plastic-encased electronic items that whilst not single use are quickly discarded. Eg hand held fans, electric toothbrushes, mini torches, fairy lights, head phones and ear buds. (1)
Conventional thinking goes:-
Being cheap we don’t worry of it breaks – we just throw it in the bin (from where it will go to landfill)
Being cheap we buy it as a fun gift whether it’s needed or not.
Being cheap we don’t worry about buying another if we forgot to pack it.
Being cheap, well discard last year’s model because this year’s looks so much nicer.
Being cheap we don’t try and look after it or to mend it if it breaks.
The problem of plastic pollution needs us to ask: Do I need this product? Should I buy the cheapest, or should I look for the durable, repairable option? Will I value this product?
The Green Tau 