Polymers are Forever

"Polymers are Forever" by Weisman raises the question of how to deal with all the plastics that the world economy is producing. I have a problem with this article in that the author seems to complain about how much plastic is in the world and how long it will take for it to biodegrade, yet the world uses so much plastic that it is not feasible to think that the world could ever stop using them in an amount that would do anything to help the environment. I also think that if all the plastics end up in the one area of the Pacific that boats don't venture into anyways, then why not use that space as the "ocean fill".