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Reducing Food Waste What I Did: I committed to meal planning for the week and making sure I used up all leftover food to avoid unnecessary waste. I kept track of the items I had in my fridge to ensure I didn’t overbuy and ended up with forgotten produce that would spoil. I also made a conscious effort to only buy what I needed, using up any...

I found this challenge a little harder than I anticipated. The main problem wasn't using every part of a vegetable, but the packaging it came in. Buying local can be difficult in winter. For my first attempt, I made beans and rice with celery and potatoes. The beans and rice were purchased in bulk and the potatoes came in burlap that would be...

For the last two weeks I was trying to use no plastic straws, cups, or bottles. I found it super hard while traveling, especially since California does not have clean tap water. I think the only way to actually go plastic free with to-go things is if your are around your home-base to access reusable cups and straws. While I have been back at...

I do not use plastic water bottles because I have my own water bottle and why would I pay for water like that when tap water is basically free anyways.

To help reduce and properly dispose of waste this week, I looked further into what contaminates recycling. I already knew a lot about what shouldn't be in the recycling bin, but there's always more to learn. In a previous class I took, I learned about the idea of "hopeful recycling," where people put things into their mixed recycling...

One action I chose to complete regarding reducing trash was implementing a reusable water bottle. Often I find myself going to the fridge and getting a cold plastic water bottle in the 24-pack. However, we have learned just how devastating trash can be to the environment this week. One of the things that inspired me to buy and start to use a...

There's one printer at my job that people keep printing their homework on, so I set the automatic setting to double sided. It's a bit vigilante-ish but its definitely going to help us save toonnnnnnns of paper.

I carry things by hand or accept only paper bags. I want to put at least one rolled up tote bag in each of my purses since I don't drive and can't just put one in my trunk.

I'm not surprised. It feels really obvious that so much money is wasted because when I meal prep it feels like there's so many more options in my fridge and pantry. I feel like I can buy even more food! And get my hair cut!

Topic: Sustainable Transportation My current reality is, unfortunately, driving to school in bad weather. (I like to bicycle but winter commuting is a whole ‘nother ballgame). The climate impact of single-person cars downtown is huge. Beyond the obvious carbon impacts, cars have land-use impacts, pollution, and externalized human costs...