You shouldn't damage the environment.
Jim is out sailing his yacht on the ocean and is drinking a six pack of soda he just opened.
Jim wants to dispose of the plastic that holds the six-pack together.
Jim disposes of the plastic trash in the proper trash receptacle.
Jim hurls the plastic trash overboard and into the ocean.
Jim watches the ocean waves contentedly as he sips his soda.
Jim watches horrified as a seagull lands on the ocean surface and becomes ensnared in the plastic and drowns.