Agree on the larger issue of taking the battle to the proper fight.
And w/r/t individual choices…
Maybe we need to have deposits in containers or all types, packaging, and disposable parts of commodities such that the price to recycle or inter indefinitely (landfill) is fully borne by the consumer.
Then and only then will we look at two products and say…I will take the one that is refillable, reusable, refurbishable.
@Anthro @ianrosewrites or we could charge corporations for using non-sustainable materials. the reason so many corporations use virgin plastic above any other material is that, because oil is so subsidized, it's the cheapest option. if they had literally any financial motivation to use reusable containers etc they would.