The Buddhist attitude is one of contentment, and there may be some connection with our attitude towards the environment. Buddhists believe not to indiscriminately consume. They put a limit on their consumption. They admire simple living and individual responsibility. They considered themselves as part of environment.
Ancient scriptures speak of the container and the contained.
From these simple facts we deduce a special relationship, because without the container, the contents cannot be contained. Without the contents, the container contains nothing, it's meaningless.