Basheer Alkam

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.