[commodoreboxer]

Throwing plastic on the ground instead of in a bin is already illegal, and often carries $1000 fines if you are caught. And putting it in a bin already is just kicking the can down the road. I say we blame the corporations who are making materials that are nearly impossible to effectively recycle, don't biodegrade within several human lifespans, and break down into something that may very well be poisonous to us and our ecosystems.

Blaming consumers for this is like blaming them for lead in gasoline.

[qwerty456127]

> Throwing plastic on the ground instead of in a bin is already illegal, and often carries $1000 fines if you are caught.

Is this ever enforced anywhere outside Singapore? I don't think anybody cares.

[commodoreboxer]

In state parks, but I haven't seen it really enforced in most of the US. The point is that litter isn't the primary problem with plastic. Most of the issues with it have nothing to do with the littering of random citizens, to the point that it's not even worth bringing up in a conversation about plastic.