Allyson Didier

I will spend 30 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors.

I will prepare my own pet food to avoid plastic packaging.

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

Come to this virtual townhall to discuss WashU's plastic usage and how we can use university resources to systematically reduce that.

I will spend at least 15 minute(s) touring (virtually or in person) a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about our local waste and waste recovery streams.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

I will spend 15 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

Plastic production, not just disposal, pollutes communities and harms people. I will learn about the impacts of plastic production on humans, animals, communities, and the environment.

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about how plastic pollution affects members of my own community and how organizations in my community are working for change.

I will visit the rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

If traveling, I will bring my own snacks and meals in my own containers to avoid the waste of take-out containers.

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

I will prepare my own pet treats to avoid plastic packaging.

I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.

Using the action resource links below, my family will spend 30 minutes learning about environmental justice, causes of environmental injustice, and how plastic waste disproportionately impacts already vulnerable communities.

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.