recycling home environment rural country

It's often easier to be environmentally friendly when you live in the country..your options are greater...so I guess you should try to do more than your share to compensate for townies.
You control your water and sewerage for a starter, you have heaps of room for composting and can grow your own meat,veges and heat.
The downside is you often use more fuel for travelling (and all those farm toys) and more power for running pumps and electric fences etc.

We grow our own firewood and have a new efficient wood burner. ( I still think wood is better than heating via power and gas)