Jim Neiderhauser

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

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

I will keep 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

I will replace 7 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

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

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 2 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

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.

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

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

I will work from home 2 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

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

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 1.93 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.