Being a human by its billions is very wasteful to the planet. Individually we continue to dump trash on designated piles, where it eventually ends up at seas.
Must we really completely change our ways of life, change our practices? To some extent for sure, but what our society continues to lack is the management of existing waste.
The best solution would be to treat waste as a modern raw source for more caring future. There are many measures out there trying to reduce carbon footprint, but there is still too much waste untreated to even consider the first few successful steps toward zero-waste society.