Step 1: Rethink

So here's the thing... there is absolutely NO NEED for Tupperware.

OK - I'll give you a few sizes, for those extra-large portions or oddly-shaped items... but other than that, you're just an unconcious consumer.

Oh - I can HEAR you groaning, and sense the warping of your faces as they contort in expressions of disagreement and disdain... but here's my response:

Chad and I are a family of two - let say three, bundling all the furry beasts into one, for proportion's sake... it's AMAZING how much glass and plastic we've accumulated in only 6 months!

By rule, I don't use plastic for storing anything in the fridge, anyway - so the glass jars (from salsa, spaghetti sauce, honey and jams) were initially reserved to aide in keeping leftovers and homemade items... then, the plastic containers (from yogurt, cottage cheese, parmesean and butter) came in handy for dry and hardware items.

Now I GUARANTEE that Chad and I are also a couple that uses MARKEDLY less container products that your average American Jane and Joe, so raise the usage by 50%...

There is NO NEED for Tupperware!!!

I recycle as fervently as anyone, but what we have to remember is that recycling is a PROCESS... there's fuel, emissions, energy and more energy consumed in order to make that momentary product that makes you feel responsible: "Made with 10% post-consumer recycled fiber" (I pulled that off my Starbucks cup, evidence of yesterday afternoon's indulgence).

I'm nowhere NEAR suggesting that I'm concious enough, that I have all the answers, or anything of the like... but I DO do what I can, strive to learn more - and think it's an exciting opportunity we have, to make a literal difference in the quality of Earth we inhabit.

Thoughts create things... and although the habits may be hard to break (in fact, the habits ARE hard to break, I can tell you!)... you CAN adapt - and the reward is bigger, richer, brighter and more rewarding than almost anything I've experienced.

Who wouldn't want that feeling, every day?!