Avery Wareham

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will avoid buying and using 3 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will cook 2 meals with zero-waste each day.

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

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

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

I will spend at least 5 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

I will contact 4 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 10 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

I will spend at least 9 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.