Adrian Chiem

I will cook 3 meals with zero-waste each day.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

I will plan ahead to use paper products only made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

I will start a compost or worm bin where I live.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions, and opting out of junk mail.

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles.

I will share a business carbon calculator and encourage my organization to improve our sustainable practices.

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

I will spend 10 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.