Melanie Huska

I will buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or I will make my own toys from repurposed items found in my home!

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and reusable containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me 

I will keep 2 pieces of plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

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

I will spend 30 minutes conducting a waste audit- including recyclables and compost- to understand how much plastic waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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