Hey Skier.......  my sentiments exactly.  I never go to Walmart anymore...  for many reasons (wage disparity etc.,) but partly because as one walks thru it, one sees the unnecessary plastic garbage people randomly throw into their carts..   Same with dollar stores;  these junk shops just wreak of plastic shite.    Who dreams up all this rubbish that is shipped over in massive containers, I often wonder..   
     We need to have a heavy push by provincial governments to seriously consider changing our 
science programming to include land fill issues, pollution and sustainability..  Right at the elementary level so that we bring on a new generation of fresh thinkers and advocates for environmental sustainability.