I've been reading about the impact of single-use plastics on marine life, and it's hard to ignore the staggering numbers—over 8 million tons end up in oceans each year. But banning them entirely feels like a blanket solution when some uses, like medical packaging or certain food safety wraps, seem hard to replace. Could we focus on better recycling infrastructure and design for reuse instead of an outright ban? Or do we need a firm deadline to force innovation?