Melanie Wilcox

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

I will schedule coffee breaks, lunches, and/or check-in meetings with 1 coworkers to promote connectivity in my workplace.

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day.

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for every day.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 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 adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

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 10 minute(s) learning about constructive communication.

I will select a greener option when purchasing supplies, such as products that have environmental certifications, less packaging, or other environmental attributes, or come from local vendors.

I will purchase produce and/or meat from a local farmers market or food co-op to make 2 locally-sourced meals.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about greenwashing and how to avoid it.

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, or walking and biking instead.

No one person can do everything, but we can all do something. Making one person's worth of difference matters! Share an impact you made related to an Ecochallenge action that you are proud of in the feed.

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.

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 enjoy 5 meatless meal(s) and/or vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will prevent water from being wasted by reporting one or more leaky faucets, toilets, or other water leaks to my organization's facilities team for repair.

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

I will help others in need and prevent useful items from going to landfill by donating 20 items.

I will replace 20 minute(s) of screen time per day with other activities, and limit my social media use to once per day.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.