Plastics cannot be reduced to their CO2 impact, they cause tremendous damage to marine animals, they are pollutants themselves, they release endocrine disruptor

Plastics cannot be reduced to their CO2 impact, they cause tremendous damage to marine animals, they are pollutants themselves, they release endocrine disruptors in the environment, they can persist many many years in the soil and water. The equivalence you imply is not valid. > The solution [is] enforcing existing laws against littering That's the classic industry argument: it's not their fault if there is pollution, it's the end users that irresponsibly throw stuff away. Ignoring their heavily-funded lobbying to avoid plastic reduction laws and minimize recycling obligations.