Melanie Graves

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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

I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the 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 reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.