If I have to use the stainless steel umbrella x6 just for it to be equal to the garbage-tier plastic umbrella, then I will landfill six of the plastic umbrellas

If I have to use the stainless steel umbrella x6 just for it to be equal to the garbage-tier plastic umbrella, then I will landfill six of the plastic umbrellas. I know it's meant to be recyclable, and I will dutifully put it in the recycle bin, but then my city government will contract it out to some outfit that picks through to find some token recyclables and sends the rest to landfill anyway. So, out of 100 uses of the durable umbrella, or 100 uses of the garbage umbrellas (across six of those), which is a more pleasant experience? Am I wrong to think that it's the obvious one? The umbrella that doesn't flex in the wind like it's going to snap off? The one that doesn't feel slimy for the three days it'll take to dry, the one in fact that won't take that long to dry? The one that doesn't accumulate grime but if it did could easily be wiped off and then be as clean as the day it was bought new? How often does thermoset plastic get a bad mix and end up being a little more brittle than usual? How often does the injection mold not fill completely, but it sails past QA, and so the umbrella handle will snap off when there's a gust... and with my luck when I'm halfway between the car and the building? If someone had a toddler chewing on it, or a dog, which holds up better? The worst you can say about the stainless steel is that it might prompt a trip to the dentist. For anything that I'll use throughout my life, I think I prefer the "durable", unless it's just impossible from an engineering standpoint or is cost-prohibitive.