This topic is about plastics getting into the environment in an uncontrolled manner being a huge problem. The first step to do something about this would be to

This topic is about plastics getting into the environment in an uncontrolled manner being a huge problem. The first step to do something about this would be to make sure that you collect as much of the plastic currently in circulation as possible. Offering a financial reward for collection would be one way to achieve that. If recycling is not an option, burning would at least solve the problem of microplastics, if a complete burn of these materials can be achieved. Controlled storage in a landfill would be another option, until there are better solutions to handle this type of trash. My point was that there are some policy options to approach this problem and "all is lost" neither a constructive, nor factually correct point of view.