Patrick McPartland

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

Throughout the day, I will note the single-use plastics I use and consider the reusable options available to me.

I will save up to 6 gallons (23 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about how and where to dispose of medications and chemicals properly.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about invasive species and ways to reduce their impacts.

I will use the communication methods I read about to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly (i.e., my roommate, parents, co-worker, partner, classmates, or children).

I will spend 10 minutes learning about induction cooking and consider if I could add this to my food prep methods.

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me each day to raise my awareness of how much waste I produce.