Like most large scale problems, a significant dent can be made if a large group of people make small changes. To use a mason jar annual amount of garbage as a model will discourage the average person from changes that could truly make a difference. Do it in stages - buy a refillable water bottle, buy your produce individually, bring cloth bags to the grocery store, have a small compost, recycle packing material when sending packages, send all bank credit card promo material back to the bank, blank, with your name cut off in the prepaid envelope provided, get the electronic version of the Globe and other publications, bring everything you no longer need to the Salvation Army - dishes, clothes,etc. If everyone did a couple of these things, we would reduce our garbage. Do something today.