Well is plastic waste a local environmental problem, or a global environmental problem? Is reducing waste in total not a good thing to strive for? When do we a

Well is plastic waste a local environmental problem, or a global environmental problem? Is reducing waste in total not a good thing to strive for? When do we all stop saying, "not my problem" when it comes to single-use, disposable items like this? "20 years ago was the best time, second best time is now", kind of scenarios.