Amanda Zaino

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

I will give a shout-out on social media to a local company, coworker, friend or family member for their plastic free or green efforts.

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

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

I will prepare meals at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

I will spend 10 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

If traveling, I will bring my own snacks and meals in my own containers to avoid the waste of take-out containers.

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions with a sustainable, unpackaged, or refillable option.

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 finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

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

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.

I will switch to a plastic-free deodorant — whether purchased or DIY'd.

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA-approved reusable quart-sized bag.

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

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

I will use wool dryer balls or another plastic-free alternative to dryer sheets to keep my clothes static-free.

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

I will switch to a plastic-free toothpaste — whether purchased or DIY'd.

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

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own reusable straw.

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day.