There's a kids sci-fi novel called The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm that talks about this a bit. There are children searching for plastic in landfills because they

There's a kids sci-fi novel called The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm that talks about this a bit. There are children searching for plastic in landfills because they've run out of oil to make new plastic. Plastic bowls and things are status symbols because of how expensive plastic becomes.