[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.
What do you do with the massive pile of earth you have to dig up to make space for all the plastic?
Reclaim wetlands from the rising ocean.
What do you do with the reclaimed land?
Here's the best part. You leave it alone and let the marshlands do their thing.
Make it into a hill over the hole
What do you do with the hill?