There have already been an abundance of good replies in this thread, so I want to take this as an opportunity to explain something you can do to help reduce your plastic waste; eco bricks. An eco brick is a building material made of recycled and compressed plastic. To make an eco brick at home you start a large empty soda or water bottle. As you accumulate plastic waste, wash and cut it into little pieces. (Small enough to fit through the neck of your bottle.) Each time you add plastic in your bottle, use a dowel rod to compact it til you eventually pack the bottle until you can’t move the plastic inside. After that you send it off to an organization (I’ll remember the name and link later) who uses your plastic to make eco bricks. It’s pretty cool, you should look it up!