Jenelle Gondek

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

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

I will spend 15 minutes learning about how plastic pollution affects members of my own community and how organizations in my community are working for change.

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

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging, making sure to wash them well before using them.

I will plant a herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, dorm room, or community garden.

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

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 purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.

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