I see both sides here. On the one hand, let's do what we can to reduce waste, even if it seems small. On the other hand, let's not overly focus on small things

I see both sides here. On the one hand, let's do what we can to reduce waste, even if it seems small. On the other hand, let's not overly focus on small things while ignoring the big ticket items: heating, A/C, transportation, diet, food waste, and a number of other things are more environmentally damaging than small pieces of plastic. Plastic isn't ideal, especially when it gets out of our waste system and loose in the environment. However, plastic is cheap to make, convenient, clean, customizable; it's here to stay for many applications, so we'll have to do our part to use plastic wisely.