Randy Erickson

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

I will disconnect from my email when not at work or school, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

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

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.

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

I will spend at least 60 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 get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

I will avoid buying toxic plastics - including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl - and instead replace them with durable non-plastic options.

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 27 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

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

I will spend 15 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.