Melissa Vezard

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

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, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.

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.

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and BIPOC-majority neighborhoods. I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day