Suraj Sundaram Shyam

I will spend 12 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

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

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

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

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

Spend 15 minutes learning about AMD's environmental sustainability (section starts on page 29).

Spend 15 minutes learning about AMD's environmental sustainability (section starts on page 29).

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 spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

Attend the October 29th Virtual discussion, “Hungry for Change: Food, Ethics, and Sustainability”

I will commute by bike 6 miles each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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 commute by carpool 6 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.