I think it's difficult to understand our personal impact because of our trash collecting privileges, when I carried around all of the waste I created for only one day, I was shocked at the amount of plastic packaging. Then looking around my community, there are trash cans everywhere, making it easy to toss garbage and not give it a second thought. I am really glad I did this, the visual was eye opening. 

My body feels lighter with more energy, making it easier to be kind to others, all while helping minimize waste created by factory-farming animals.

Styrofoam is a hard one to recycle! But New Seasons Markets recycles them if you bring it in.