I believe that we can make small steps and changes in our daily lives to reduce our carbon footprint and our waste.  Instead of throwing out everything we use just one time, we can get creative and find ways to repurpose it.  For example, I turn my old kombucha bottles into flower vases, or use old jars to stores dry foods.  Its a small change, but simple and effective and the more people that do it, the bigger the change.  In relation to recycling, I think there needs to be better education on a local or widespread level, in schools for example, to teach the proper way to recycle, what can and can not be recycled so that people can ensure what they send in to be recycled, is actually recycled.  Its scary how much waste their is, and my family is guilty of producing a fair amount of waste, but will small steps to reduce and reuse as much as we can, it can make a change

I totally agree that there should be better education on how and what recycle because I also question if I'm recycling right. Also, using your kombucha bottles idea is a really great idea and I might do that myself.