Years ago I saw a woman take out her own plastic containers at a Mexican restaurant, I thought DUH! why did I not think of that? Now Ive been doing that for many years and some friends do now too. I keep a couple backbacks in my car with empty containers usually inside a large plastic zip loc (2 gal. size). Sometimes it is just recognizing that simple alternatives exist and adopting new habits. If we recognize that theres no EZ answer to find a new Short Mt. site, we could work with local food processors at least to reduce plastic, etc. Now we are being told to not even use aluminum foil on food now, so I no longer do. Foil difficult to clean anyway. I use an upside down glass bread pan on top of Amy's enchilada instead of foil when I bake it in oven.

A place in Glenwood used to recycle hard plastic that comes around new flashlights etc, but I dont think they do anymore. Mounting packaging trash a sign that we consider prepping food ourselves more; repair, re-use more not buy new!