While it’s everyone’s fault, there is very little consumers can do to actually help.

For example:

• When every company is using single use plastics for certain products, you don’t have any alternatives.
• When the local government doesn’t offer the ability to recycle, your options are limited.
• Or worse, the local government offers recycling services, but the collected items are literally just dumped into the trash.

So while I again agree everyone is at fault, I’d say the consumer has vastly less overall control than any other entity.