Andrea Salazar

I will contact product manufacturers to ask that they make products more repairable and keep waste reduction in mind.

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

I will assemble an eating-out bag with cloth napkins and reusable utensils, containers, and cups and use it to avoid disposable to-go containers and cutlery for 1 meals each day.

I will refuse all items that come in packaging for the entire day.

I will adopt a "Needs vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

I will store food and organize my fridge based on best practices to prevent food from spoiling before it is used.

My household of 2 will prioritize eating foods that may spoil soon.

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden at my home or community garden.

I will purchase 5 products from the bulk section of a grocery store that lets me use my own containers to do so.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.