
Most people just throw away waste and don't think about the impact that waste has on our environment. Realizing that waste (not recycled or composted) will forever be filling our space in a landfill, makes you question every piece of waste.
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Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2018 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
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 reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.
I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.