Ella Moreno

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

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

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

In the US the recycling rules and regulations are far from uniform across cities which leads to a lot of confusion on what can and cannot be recycled in various areas. Since college towns are a major area of people coming from all over the country and even world, there is a major lack of clarity on what can be recycled so for this week I challenged myself to take a step towards educating people on what can and cannot be recycled in my city.

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).