Every household in Australia has a yellow recycling bin that is collected every fortnight. Given that this article tells us there is no way to recycle plastic, what actually happens to all the trillions of plastic containers that pass through these yellow bins?
https://www.azurestandard.com/ has drop off points across the country. They are amazing.
https://dispatchgoods.com/ for Bay Area delivery food in reusable metal containers.
Most health food grocery stores do something similar with their bulk foods and soaps.