The issue is that plastics are a commodity whose value is lower than that of recycled stock. You could impose taxes on raw plastics production or CO2 and have it handled. But recycling does not fix the problem of even alleviate it significantly.
Just because it doesn’t fix the problem doesn’t make it ‘a bandaid for the mind’. I can’t impose taxes on raw plastics, i can call out people who try to minimize the effect plastics have on the climate.
The issue is that plastics are a commodity whose value is lower than that of recycled stock. You could impose taxes on raw plastics production or CO2 and have it handled. But recycling does not fix the problem of even alleviate it significantly.
Just because it doesn’t fix the problem doesn’t make it ‘a bandaid for the mind’. I can’t impose taxes on raw plastics, i can call out people who try to minimize the effect plastics have on the climate.