Jeanette Summers

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

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

I will spend 30 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

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

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

I will spend 30 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

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 make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.