I love this time of year when we focus on how we can join our forces to combat waste management and help keep the earth just a little bit more beautiful as a team instead of just a company. It makes it much more personal! My first eco challenge was initiated by Brooklyn Park Allina's clinic manager, Suzanne Plant. She was so educational and taught us small ways that build up to make a huge difference! Like how rinsing out our sani-wipe jugs 3 times makes them safe to recycle, along with other ways to make other items clean and safe to recycle. Wanting to care for this place we all call home is infectious in all the right ways(:

I love doing this challenge every year and finding new ways I can help the planet :)

I grew up with cistern water. Once a month the water truck would come by and fill our cistern tank. We always had access to water for the essentials, but we had to be judicious about how long of showers we took, so I was good at what my friends called the spit and spin showers. Now I realize that was nothing compared to what many in other countries deal with and what we might have in the future if we don't conserve and protect our water sources.