[Stepper]

Workinman, I think the tide is changing, be it ever so slowly. I remember my sister-in-law telling me maybe 15 years ago that recycling didn't make sense to her because there wasn't any (or enough) monetary reward.

Fast-forward to the past couple of years, and this same sister-in-law has told me a couple of times that she is a big recycler and reuser. She has even discouraged me from using paper towels in her kitchen. (I confess, as a recovering germ-phobe, paper towels are a weakness of mine--but in my defense, I buy only ones made from recycled paper.)

I don't know if she made this change on her own or if her now-adult children helped make her aware of the issues, but either way, it's an important change that I think is happening in households all over the country.

Between raised consciousness, the availability of information on the environment (take this site as an example), and higher gas prices, I think more and more people will start thinking about ways to cut down on their gas usage.

Has anyone been seeing any other positive signs out there?