This has to be judged against the alternative, which is… I’m not sure in many cases. As just one example, think about how much more of a pain it is to package/ store/ transport/ consume milk in bottles compared to plastic. Of course there’s also paperboard — I think (I Am Not A Packaging Expert) milk is actually easier to handle with noon-plastic than many other foods. Consider what it would mean to avoid plastic for selling meat I think that means going back to individually prepared paper packages, which would be much more expensive.
This is not to say it might not be worth it in some cases, just that it is a trade-off, and plastic is remarkably good at what it does.
This is not to say it might not be worth it in some cases, just that it is a trade-off, and plastic is remarkably good at what it does.