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#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
#21 Clean Cookstoves
I will donate to Cool Effect's cookstove projects or another nonprofit that installs clean cookstoves in low-income countries.
#65 Nutrient Management
I will buy from organic and local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
#3 Reduced Food Waste
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.
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 6 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.
#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore), #8 Solar Farms
I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.
#48 In-Stream Hydro, #76 Micro Wind, #78 Microgrids
I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.
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