Kathie Heskamp

I am now retired but I did a lot of recycling things when I was working and I had children at home. This was all before recycling was fashionable!

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

Because many tea bags and most sleeves and sachets contain plastic, I will switch to using loose leaf tea.

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

I will pick up 4 piece(s) of litter each day.

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

Talk to all the ladies in my league about helping the environment by recycling

Plastic production, not just disposal, pollutes communities and harms people. I will learn about the impacts of plastic production on humans, animals, communities, and the environment.

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

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

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

When it's time to buy more, I will replace my beauty products with refillable, sustainable, and/or DIY options.