True, though I try to cut down on my own waste wherever I can. While I do own many things I don't NEED, I do also carpool with my husband where I can, I opt for stuff that involves less packaging where I can, I reuse plastic bags, and I take what steps that are within my budget to do. I could probably cut down even more by biking more often and shopping at the Farmer's Market, but there are budgetary constraints on both of those. I may never understand why bananas flown in from Honduras cost less than apples grown practically in my back yard, but I guess the farmers have to make ends meet somehow, and milking those with a "Yankee" accent may just be how they manage.