Can't we just extend IRC a little bit and retake this market with an open standard?

What I've heard is that hobos often slice open your garbage bags and dump out your trash cans in search of plastic bottles. That could lead to more trash entering the watershed instead of the landfill, exacerbating the problem.

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Island countries like the Philippines and Indonesia also tend to have issues with a lot of waste getting into the ocean quickly. In a landlocked country the odds of your properly disposed of plastic waste reaching the ocean are pretty slim.

The real answer for plastic disposal is "Waste to Energy". Plastic burns very well, you just need to burn it hot enough that it doesn't emit dioxins. What we need is a technological solution that can be mass produced and distributed across the developing world so people can collect and incinerate their plastic safely.