It’s true that individuals can take steps towards reducing their own consumption of single-use items such as straws or grocery bags – but much more needs to be done at a larger scale if we want lasting solutions for this crisis: namely government regulation on companies manufacturing products made out of non-biodegradable materials like polystyrene foam containers or vinyl siding which encase food waste such as coffee grounds or restaurant leftovers in an impermeable shell before being discarded into landfills where they remain indefinitely– leaching trace amounts of toxins into nearby soil over time while also contributing greatly toward ecological destruction caused by their inability to biodegrade naturally once exposed outside elements like wind, rainwater runoff accumulation during seasonal storms etcetera.