Adam M Maurer

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

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

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

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.

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 enjoy 5 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.