Not that simple. Something would have to replace all those plastic containers, and it might not be any better. Similar to banning plastic bags, we could replac

Not that simple. Something would have to replace all those plastic containers, and it might not be any better. Similar to banning plastic bags, we could replace all our disposable water bottles with higher quality *non* disposable plastic bottles. It would be slightly more expensive for companies to produce, but drastically cheaper than paying the proposed tax. Consumers may or may not treat them as disposable anyway, and there's huge health concerns over reusing plastic bottles, especially after exposure to heat. A simple manufacturing tax wouldn't work though since we'd just start importing bottles from neighboring countries instead