Ashley Hansen

I will avoid sending food waste to the landfill by composting my food scraps.

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

How can you personally help address climate change? Complete the climate action venn diagram at ayanaelizabeth.com/climatevenn and share your climate action in the feed.

I will improve hydration by drinking an additional 80oz of water each day. I will do this by drinking additional servings of water or by drinking water in place of other less healthy beverage options.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

Hand washing dishes can use more energy and hot water than running a full dishwasher. To save water, I will scrape instead of rinsing dishes before loading them into the dishwasher, and only run it when it is full.

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

I will save up to 4 gallons (15 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

I will refuse 5 of single-use paper or plastic bags each day by bringing my own reusable bags or carrying purchased goods another way.