Mutya Aller

Leave the oceans to the sealife. They are for conservation, not for consumption. PETA explains that shrimp trawlers discard 60 – 80 percent of their catch, which is not only terrible for the animals caught in the nets but environmentally destructive. It has been estimated by scientists that over 650,000 marine mammals are either killed or seriously injured every year by the commercial fishing industry.

Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.

Food in the landfill is one of the main sources of greenhouse gasses. I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.