You say the disposable nonsense shouldn't exist, so wouldn't a better legal solution be lobbying to better regulate the facilities where these harmful pollutan

You say the disposable nonsense shouldn't exist, so wouldn't a better legal solution be lobbying to better regulate the facilities where these harmful pollutants are originating from? My cynical outlook is that the organizational behemoths with millions of funds to throw around buying carbon credits do not want to bolster regulatory mechanisms, even in other sectors, for fear of their own sector becoming more regulated. There is a conflict of interest there. And I don't particularly buy into the 'let's all individually make better choices' solutions either. Has consumer-side activism ever worked? On the other hand, look at the effects of historic crackdowns like the Montreal protocol regulation of chlorofluorocarbons and The Clean Air Act and its ban of leaded gasoline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol#Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol#Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)#Effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)#...