As children, we were taught to "reduce, reuse, recycle" in that order. However, the first two can be inconvenient and contrary to the interests of enormous indu

As children, we were taught to "reduce, reuse, recycle" in that order. However, the first two can be inconvenient and contrary to the interests of enormous industries that sell petroleum products or consumer packaged goods like bottled beverages. So as a result, we've mostly given up on anything other than separating our garbage into different bins, which is enough to make us feel like we've done our part for the environment.