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I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 5 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

I will recycle 5 items at work and/or at home each day, making sure I review recycling program guidelines and only place accepted items that are clean, empty, and dry in the recycling bin.

I will read the Ecochallenge feed each day and comment on posts by people who I don't know, but whose content inspires or interests me.

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes learning about which items are recyclable both at my workplace and at home since they may be different, and recycle only those items.

I will recognize 10 colleague(s) for their sustainability efforts on our team feed, in-person, by email, and/or through my organization's recognition platforms.

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about greenwashing and how to avoid it.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its operating rooms more sustainable and ways we can improve.

I will keep 5 forks, spoons, and/or knives from entering the landfill by using reusable utensils when eating at work.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about what medical device reprocessing is and how it works, including whether my organization has a program, and if so, which items it collects.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its laboratories more sustainable and ways we can improve.