Joseph Kerschner

I will help others in need and prevent useful items from going to landfill by donating 5 items.

I will purchase produce and/or meat from a local farmers market or food co-op to make 5 locally-sourced meals.

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

I will make 1 new healthcare connections at my workplace or beyond to learn from my peers, share best practices, and see if there are opportunities for collaboration.

I will spend 15 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness and/or Meditation.

I will work from home 5 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

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

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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.

I will recognize 2 colleague(s) for their sustainability efforts on our team feed, in-person, by email, and/or through my organization's recognition platforms.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 30 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 take one action to support local wildlife, such as adding a food or water source, creating shelter/habitat, preventing light pollution, eliminating bird strikes, or another action.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

I will donate blood in my community to make sure there are adequate supplies for routine medical services and emergencies.

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I will make 2 appointments to support my health and well-being (primary care provider, dental, vision, etc.)

I will spend 30 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its laboratories more sustainable and ways we can improve.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its operating rooms more sustainable and ways we can improve.

I pledge to take one action that improves the sustainability of my organization in 2025. It can be an action from this challenge or another action that improves resource stewardship.