Yes I do. In some cultures they practice those as an individual and as an society by assigning a particular day in a year for that animal, plant or a person. For example in India they have a day for Oxen. In old days all the farming was done with the help of a bull/ox. So one day a year people ate food that was hand grown, where no bulls were used. This leads to people appreciating the work ox do. 
Some of the old cultures have similar things as a part of religion so people will follow it.
Now a days the earth day is celebrated with similar idea.

It allows for people to take back control and power over the food that was taken away from them. It allows for people to become healthy and not have to rely on highly processed food or some big company to give them food grown miles away. 

One gains awareness that there are other things which help you directly or indirectly. You start appreciating them and in turn start taking care of them. 

Omg! I could recycle pretty much everything I use, including my clif bar wrappers to candy wrappers. It is just a shame it can cost so much I feel it also takes so much time to sort out and you have to be mindful. 

I will have to look into though more because I am amazed at everything terracycle can do. 

I really like the fact I can share my values with others and see what others are doing.