Grace McMinn

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

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

I will avoid printing 6 pieces of paper by "going digital" and printing double-sided whenever possible.

Lighting makes up approximately 10% of hospitals' energy use on average. I will save energy by turning off unnecessary lights when not in use and when I am the last one to leave a space.

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 spend 030 minutes learning about how indoor air quality impacts health and commit to taking one action to improve indoor air quality in my living space.

I will recycle 10 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.

Walk to and from work every day this month.

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time per day with other activities, and limit my social media use to once per day.

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.