Emilee Lindner

I will avoid buying and using 5 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.

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.

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

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.

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Electricity Generation and tag Ecochallenge.org.

I will set up or join a recycling program at my workplace or school.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

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.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, including electronics and metals.

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 10 friends, family, and/or colleagues.

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

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

I will write or call 2 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.