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We’ve tried this line of reasoning ever since the plastic industry had pushed for recycling as a means of reusing plastic when they know it’ll never be economically feasible to do so.

So might as well try something new and fix excessive plastic waste at a different point in the lifecycle.

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So your solution is to ban plastic entirely? If so, then sure, let's talk about it - I'm not picking sides, I don't care about plastic bottles that much (or at all). What would you pick as the replacement?

Stop selling crap that needs to be packaged in single use plastic a simple solution That will destroy entire industries with impunity industries that do nothing but poison our bodies and our planet.

So how do I buy a coke? Are you suggesting I drink water and nothing else? Sorry I'm not going to support your vision of the world.

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