Oh I see, perhaps I misread the post. I also support people taking initiatives and doing the right thing...I do think that a ban on plastics is a net good, I just think it has very little environmental impact, and relies mostly on keeping the public believing that they are doing something meaningful, while the truth is that it's only a tiny fraction of the global pollution.
The recycling in the US used to be a lot more acted upon, but over time it kinda got decentralized, states and cities have all very different standards... Americans just cannot be bothered to properly dispose of recycling materials - they don't wash the plastics, don't remove caps, throw nylon, etc. You supposed to remove the label from glass bottles - ideally. As a result, a lot of the recycling material is tainted and china has refused to buy any of our recyclables.
We do still have soy bottles - just as you mentioned - I haven't seen anything like the single-use packs you mentioned.
aaahhh sorry i replied to @holoz0r and it was mostly meant for @riverflows 🙃 sorry