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"'living simply makes loving simple.' - bell hooks"
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.
I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.
I will purchase refillable beauty products.
If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).
I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.
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 pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.