Lori Bloomberg

I will complete a plastic consumption calculator to learn about my plastic footprint.

I will learn about what different descriptions and marketing terms mean when used on plastics.

I will watch a documentary film about plastic waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

I will make sure any BPI-certified compostable plastic products I use will be disposed of correctly by putting them in my curbside compost/food scraps bin or taking them to a drop-off location and not placing them in the regular recycling.

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polyvinyl, polystyrene and polycarbonate (#3,#6 and #7).

Pick one room in your house and determine at least one thing you can switch out in that room from plastic based to plastic free. Report your work in daily reflections.

I will read through the three emails each week to learn more about plastic and get ideas on how to use less.

I will avoid 2 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

I will swap 1 prepackaged snacks for unpackaged fruits or veggies or homemade or bulk items each time we need more.