Melanie Jortner

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

I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 6 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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

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 enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.