[miander]

A decline in low-quality Chinese goods would certainly be a boon for the environment. The amount of waste plastic from discarded pens alone must be huge.

[voltagex_]

You'll have to get a decline in purchasing first.

[something2324]

??? The demand for pens is pretty elastic. If pens all cost $10 then people would be more careful with them and fewer of them would end up throw away

[voltagex_]

If pens cost $10, someone would come out with a $9 pen and the cycle would start again.