Emily Marraffa

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

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 start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

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 host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.