Future generations will look at our wanton use of single-use plastic like we look at leaded gasoline or cigarettes and wonder what took us so long to legislate

Future generations will look at our wanton use of single-use plastic like we look at leaded gasoline or cigarettes and wonder what took us so long to legislate banning poisoning our environment. A bubble barrier moves the plastic around, it doesn't decrease its production. If it helps in some small way relative to decreasing plastic production, great -- no need to let the perfect be the enemy of the good -- but let's keep it in context of decreasing production. Also, technical solutions to social and behavioral problems tend to create unintended side-effect. Have we considered them?