Leah Erickson

Each trip to the grocery store I will purchase 1 products from the bulk section using my own containers.

I will avoid 4 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

Plastics recycling is real, and it works in the Twin Cities metro area when done correctly. I will spend 30 minutes learning about how to correctly recycle plastics in the Twin Cities and where recycled plastics end up.

Contamination makes the recycling process more difficult. I will review which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my county and recycle only those items. 

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

I will keep 1 pieces of plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.