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We seem to be producing 8 billion tons [1], so 9 million ending up in the ocean is sadly predictable, even assuming earnest recycling efforts.

[1]https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/plastic-produced...

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More emphasis is needed on the Reduce and Reuse aspects of recycling. The ordering of the slogan is intentional: Reduce, Reuse, and only after those we should then Recycle.

How can we better minimise the amount of plastic that is thrown out in the first place?

I'd like to know this as well. The only solution I know is to buy everything at a local farmers market and make everything yourself which seems extremely impractical for most people.

How for example do I not end up with waste shampoo bottles? Its not like I can reuse them because I don't have any way to get shampoo without another bottle.

I haven't tried this but you can buy shampoo in solid bars, like bars of soap, rather than in bottles.

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