Counterpoint to this doomerism, obviously region specific but TFA didn't bother specifying where in the world they're talking about with their broad brush state

Counterpoint to this doomerism, obviously region specific but TFA didn't bother specifying where in the world they're talking about with their broad brush statements about "downcycling" and "70% virgin plastic": https://www.startribune.com/recycling-real-twin-cities-minnesota-ad-campaign-dragon-unicorn/600336731/ https://www.startribune.com/recycling-real-twin-cities-minne... Where is the contradiction in believing both that we use too much plastic and should act on individual and governmental levels to reduce it, and that sending a PET bottle to the landfill is a child's tantrum and not some heroic defiance of the plastic industry?