I want to prioritize traveling over purchasing material things in my life.

I could change out more bulbs to LEDs and keep the lights off in areas of my apartment that I'm not in.

Next time I could keep the skin on the vegetables and I could put the tops in a compost bin to donate at my local farmers market.

I've noticed that although scaffolding is all over NYC and can tend to be an eye sore, there are some scaffolds that are futuristic looking or have some sort of creative design that makes it more enjoyable to look it. I also have enjoyed all the small parks hidden throughout the city.

Conscious buying and consumption habits, including:

Coffee consumption: be sure to choose products that are Certified by Rainforest Alliance

Meat, Dairy, eggs: reduce consumption and switch to vegetable-based products (almond milk, tofu, impossible meat, etc.). Also choose products that are sustainably farmed.

Reading and learning the impacts have massive impact. Especially watching documentaries and visualizing some of the climate change impacts on the environment and ecological systems. It makes you more aware of the role everything plays from simple transportation norms to habits at home. The most overwhelming part is the slowness of cascading that learning to developing countries due to lack of resources. That being said, Project Drawdown gives me huge hope that we can overcome these issues by giving concrete steps and plans.

Reflect: on the daily actions and future plans for sustainable living
Reason: challenge everything and find a reason to make it better
Reinforce: commitment to carbon emissions and healthy living habits
Race: to the end of Ecochallenge!