[alt text: first, there’s text over a happy Albinauric from Elden Ring saying "me when I thought recycling would save the world. second, there’s text over a sad/depressed Albinauric from Elden Ring saying “me after I found out that plastic corporations invented plastic recycling to put the responsibility onto the consumer even though they knew plastic recycling was both chemically and financially not feasible, and now I have plastic in my brain, lungs, and testicles”.]
So, what do you do with it instead?
Bury It deep in the earth where it came from and mark it like toxic waste.