Renu Taweekunnatham

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

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

I will replace or remove from my current diet the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will plant 10 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water a day or 330 gallons (1,230 L) a month by installing a toilet tank bank.

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers in person or by posting to social media.

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day or 450 gallons (1,680 L) a month by installing a low-flow showerhead.

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

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 cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

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

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

I will start a compost bin where I live.

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions.

I will write or call 1 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will spend at least 2 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.

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 research and tell 2 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will commute by bike 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

Avoid using product contains microbeads

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.