Sledgehammer to crack a nut - millions of us bought bottles of 100 aspirins and survived. It is very sad when anyone commits suicide, but perhaps now saving the planet from being swamped by plastic is now the greater priority.
Two wastes of plastic that really annoy me; Every week I get two or three plastic bags (inside more plastic packaging!) asking me to donate old clothes, etc. Just leave a card with a number I can phone to ask for a bag if I've got anything to donate - and then actually make sure the bloody well...