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Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 4 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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 keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

I will spend 5 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

I will spend 20 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 5 minute(s)

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

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus to reduce pollution in the environment and in local communities.

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

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

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

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.