name me a country that didn't increase in plastic usage AFTER banning plastic
We know the harm this stuff causes and where viable alternatives exist, we should start to transition.
Asbestos was a wonder material too. We learn, we change.
One has obvious ecological advantages over the other.
"Most of the microplastic pollution in the world doesn’t come from discarded bottles. It comes from textiles, tyres and city dust. These three sources account for over 80% of all microplastic pollution in the environment and the seas."[1]
Also the world is running out of the sand that's good for making glass (also concrete)[2], so that's not a great solution either.
We should probably just stop using both of them entirely for canned drinks. But that's a tall ask, I know (and I also struggle with).
[1]: https://www.eib.org/en/essays/plastic-pollution
[2]: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is...
Also plastic is an issue beyond microplastics as it requires oil and is not really recyclable.
During communism there was a lot of glass recycling being done in my country. Glasses and jars were standardised, meaning there were few modles in circulation and one could clean off the labels and take them to a recycling centre and collect a few pennies for evey item.