Allison Bentley

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

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

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 walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 2.1 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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

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.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

I will use public transit 6 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 2.45 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.