Would be a lot better if everything was just sold in bulk and transported and stored in reusable containers. That would use less energy and waste less resources, which is like 2/3rds of the problem with plastic waste.
If you combined that with cheap, clean energy you'd have a great system. At the moment, reusable containers are much heavier than disposable and have to be cleaned, which tends to mean a lot of fossil fuel use.
If your municipality does proper incineration of plastics, the disposable plastic container will usually be less carbon-intense and won't end up contaminating the environment.
Would be a lot better if everything was just sold in bulk and transported and stored in reusable containers. That would use less energy and waste less resources, which is like 2/3rds of the problem with plastic waste.
If you combined that with cheap, clean energy you'd have a great system. At the moment, reusable containers are much heavier than disposable and have to be cleaned, which tends to mean a lot of fossil fuel use.
If your municipality does proper incineration of plastics, the disposable plastic container will usually be less carbon-intense and won't end up contaminating the environment.