My eco sin

Sometime in the 90's when recycling became a household thing, one of the teen magazines I read (was it Sassy?) would often ask celebrities what their "eco sin" was. I take a bath every day. I don't eat leftovers. I crank up the air conditioning. I own a fucking golf course. You'd learn all kinds of things. Water, plastic, and electricity were the cardinal sins. Years later we'd be placing much greater blame on gas guzzling SUVs (almost never utilized for sport). And several years after that the masses learned about global warming.

Apparently it's hard to forget some magazine copy because 20 years later, every time I open this one drawer in my apartment, I mentally whisper to myself, I should really reduce my eco sin.

Behold:

Step one would be to buy Silpats. Baggies and most plastic can be replaced by simply buying (and storing and washing, ugh) more lidded Pyrex containers. Aluminum foil *which is not made from tin so stop calling it that* is so useful I can't imagine its replacement. It can be reused though, time and time again. Like during the Great Depression.

Step two - learn more about the frugal measures taken during the Great Depression.