It is not often that an identified Public Enemy Number One actually becomes a Superhero. 

And it took a pandemic to prove it. 

But previously much-maligned plastic is proving a key to survival during COVD-19.  

I keep waiting for the protests against plastic to begin, but there is welcomed silence. 

Less than two years ago, supermarkets were scrambling to ensure plastic wrap was pushed off dozens of items and of course, the plastic bag ban was seen as the best thing since sliced bread for the survival of the human race and the planet.  

How ironic that we have all done a 180-degree turn and the humble single-use...