Yes @macoolette, rejuvenated 😊 ... and "back to my real life" where I have responsibilities ... 😧

The issue of the use of plastics is part of a bigger issue of what many here would refer to as "sustainability." That is, are we living in a way that is sustainable? It runs smack up against the cold hard realities of businesses cutting costs, what people are voluntarily willing to pay for vs. costs being imposed on them, etc.

I could write a whole post about the much more insidious issue of inflation and how businesses cut costs to avoid passing on the need to raise prices. To offset the devaluation of whatever currency they may be using to account for their profitability. Plastics are simply less expensive than their glass or metal counterparts ...

I think, sadly, plastic is just the "tip of the iceberg" in a number of interrelated problems we have ... Okay, I'll jump down from my soapbox now ... 😉

P.S. If I didn't "jump down," then I'd have to write about my experience years ago in Chile and comparing their mining practices with those of their competition in America ... Not a pretty picture ... Overall, part of the same fundamental problem ...