Don’t be so trashy.
What I mean is, we have to stop creating so much trash.
Single-use items, among other things, just have to go. We're drowning in all our containers (now from the inside out — see micro-plastics).
Of course, the real issue, is the degree of our consumption in the first place. I know that's getting into pretty sacred territory for many Americans — who might almost immediately react with something like, "What am I supposed to do...if I can't go shopping?".
Like with many other things, we just don't see things we don't want to see. It’s almost like if we won't look at a consequence, it is easier to avoid the cause.
But, recognize it or not, we have a trash problem that land-fills can't really keep covering up. And, that's largely because we have a consumption problem.
In the end, it's an identity issue — for too many of us, we just don't seem to know who we are if we can't constantly be buying stuff.
That's actually pretty trashy...on a number of levels.