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The problem is we are only paying for half the lifecycle of the product. Start charging disposal fees to companies for every plastic/non-recycleable bit, and your head will spin at how fast they can get us 90-100% repairable, recyclable, and re-useable products.
I think it should work like bottle deposits.
Make producers pay a fee per unit of crap they make - plastic, forever chemicals, whatever - and then refund them based on the amount they can remove from the environment and store safely.
Passes the deposit cost to the consumer with an added fee.
Good, then people will have a reason not to use plastic containers and the market will finally account for externalities
Gestures helplessly at the endless sections with plastic containers as the only option hoping to convey that consumer choice is a myth.