EM this would have made for a much better article, as the elimination of single use plastics is a much more feasible goal, but still extremely challenging in our society.I make a major effort to reduce my single use plastic consumption. I shop at a grocery store with a large bulk food section and take home my produce, oats, nuts and rice in reusable cotton bags and then store them in glass jars.But some items are practically impossible to buy without plastic. I used to go without groceries I wanted simply because, unless it was a Saturday in the summer and the farmer's market was open, there was simply no way to purchase them without plastic. Eventually I realized I was driving myself crazy trying to be the Dutch boy with his finger in the dyke. Now, I avoid plastic whenever I can, but accept it when I can't.Consumers can and absolutely should take steps to minimize their plastic consumption, but we need regulation to significantly reduce the production and sale of single use plastics.

EM this would have made for a much better article, as the elimination of single use plastics is a much more feasible goal, but still extremely challenging in our society.I make a major effort to reduce my single use plastic consumption. I shop at a grocery store with a large bulk food section and take home my produce, oats, nuts and rice in reusable cotton bags and then store them in glass jars.But some items are practically impossible to buy without plastic. I used to go without groceries I wanted simply because, unless it was a Saturday in the summer and the farmer's market was open, there was simply no way to purchase them without plastic. Eventually I realized I was driving myself crazy trying to be the Dutch boy with his finger in the dyke. Now, I avoid plastic whenever I can, but accept it when I can't.Consumers can and absolutely should take steps to minimize their plastic consumption, but we need regulation to significantly reduce the production and sale of single use plastics.

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