I started this blog in 2010 after reading an article by the National Academy of Sciences reporting results from a study indicating 33 specific household actions that will cut US carbon emissions by 123 million metric tons. I was inspired to step up to the plate and wanted to challange our family (and inspire others) to do our part. We made it only 17 days and then life ...(you know the story).


Fast forward three years: It's 2013 and I am re-inspired after attending three very eye opening films featured in our community's One Earth Film Festival. Our family is kicking off a new challange (more broad and perhaps less defined by a carbon metric) - to pursue one new action a day (for 365 days) that will positively affect climate change and sustainability. Let's see how far we make it!



Sunday, March 17, 2013

Day 5-15

Over the past 10 days we have done the following:
1. Created a recycling bin upstairs (so less goes into the bathroom trash)
2. Created a place in the bathroom to put empty tooth paste, deodorant, and the like so we can recycle via TerraCycle& Toms of Maine
3. Created a bag labeled "caps" to avoid tossing them in the trash and we plan to take the bag to Aveda once it is full. Avada has a cap recycling program.
4. Purchased Eco friendly razors from Preserve (they are made from Stony field yogurt cups)
5. Created a place to put empty make up and cosmetics so we can take them to Origins to be recycled
6. Created a place to put plastic film so we can take it to Jewel to be recycled
7. Signed up for our Village composting plan
8. Skipped the paper bag at Jimmy Johns drive through this week
9. Brought our own Tupperware to Wholefoods and asked the butcher to use it instead of their paper wrap
10. Signed up on DMA to have our name removed from paper mail marketing campaigns
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