Sheri Young

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 11 liters of water per faucet every day.

Organizations have a responsibility to make sustainable business decisions. To understand how to improve sustainable practices, it’s important to start with understanding the current impact. I will share the Tradewater Business Carbon Calculator with my organization.

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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 replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

I will learn about and update the power saving settings on my computer to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission

I will complete an online energy audit of my home or office and identify my next steps for saving energy.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about how to make my local arena, community centre, sports complex or home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 1.5kg a month or 18.6kg a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

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

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.