Elise Mary

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

I will spend at least 120 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

I will organize one of NWEI's discussion courses on food sustainability, 'Menu for the Future' or 'Hungry for Change', with my family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will spend at least 60 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 60 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work or on campus.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

I will call or write 1 public official(s) each day to advocate for more green spaces around my town.