Going Green goals UPDATED with compost question

I've made a concentrated effort over the last few years to do better with "going green". I've been a tree hugger since the 1970's when the "give a hoot, don't pollute" campaign came out with the owl, anyone remember that? Some things we've done here:

*Use reusable grocery bags when shopping. 

*I've never used cling wrap but instead go ahead and either cut up the vegetable or item and store it in glass container with a fitted plastic cover I bought from somewhere years ago. They had 4 in a set. I think it might have come from Amazon or QVC. This way the container is reusable. 

*Recycle everything we can, especially plastic. I watched a few documentaries about the plastic in the oceans last year and it really helped kick this more in gear. I wear daily contact lenses that each come in a plastic pod with a sealed foil cover. I wear a new set every day. After watching the shows I took a good look at that plastic pod and realized I could be recycling it instead of throwing two of them away each day. I put a glass rectangular container on my bathroom vanity and every day drop two of those plastic pods in it. It's truly satisfying when it is all filled up and I transfer it to the recycling bin. It makes me frustrated that I didn't think of it before. 

* I buy powder laundry detergent from Amazon that is called "Charlie's Soap". It is truly the best laundry detergent I have ever used and I'm a former Tide user. It is concentrated and you only need 1 tablespoon for an entire load. When I first started using it it arrived in a very small plastic tub. Now the refills come in a plastic bag which I empty into my plastic tub and recycle the plastic bag. Years ago it used to come in a cardboard box. I wish it still did. I also use another product from this line that is called a "Booster" because I have hard water. 

*Our recycling program locally has been reducing the items they recycle including "slick" plastic. Hard plastic is still okay.  Luckily Whole Foods, and other grocery stores (I think) have stepped in and have a big recycling container when you enter the store so we save up any type of slick plastic (like the produce bags when I shop which I intend to replace this year with reusable) gather it up and I drop it all in that container when I go there to do my grocery shopping. 

I think as far as making napkins 100% cotton would be your best choice because natural fibers absorb better than man made fibers like poly. This is one change I'd like to make this year. We need to reduce our use of paper towels especially because our recycling program is now saying they won't take paper like paper towels or napkins unless they are unused-what good is that? I cringe every time I throw them away even though I know paper will eventually denigrate in the earth. 

I use a Stanley steel pail for the kitchen scrap that we emptied everyday It’s lightweight and easy to clean .

I would suggest the stainless steel container for compost bits.  It won’t break if you should accidentally drop it.  I was given a bamboo container that has a plastic pail inside.  I appreciated the gift, but it would not be my choice.  So far, it hasn’t picked up any odors, but I fear it won’t stay that way forever.

I purchased a ceramic one years ago and DH would not use it. We use an old 2 lb butter dish and then carry it out to the compost bin.

I didn't want to buy something new to hold compost scraps and had a few plastic containers we weren't using. One of them became our counter top waste bin. Not pretty, but functional.

We have a copper one. I prefer metal to ceramic just because of the risk of breakage, but I have young kids using it.