That's what gets me about climate change policy. Oh, plastics are bad? Ok, then why are there more and more stores (I'm looking at you dollar and 5 dollar stores), aisles with more and more plastic nic-naks that won't keep a child's attention for more than a few minutes before it's forgotten? Why is planned obsolescence of less than 10 years normalized for products like kitchen appliances and in most cases less than 2 years, for example? Why is disposable plastic container and cup usage expanding within corporate food businesses? There's no end in sight for the use of plastic water/soda bottles.

They're not serious about plastics. The move to get rid of plastic bags, straws and utensils is merely a "do something" effort that inconveniences you the most. When it comes to bottled water if they were serious about plastic waste then they would promote greater access to public water. If you take away access to bottled water our cities and suburbs are literally deserts when one tries to find access to water. Increased public access to water would reduce plastic bottle usage by huge amounts.