This is the official place to enter the final round of the Evergreen December Challenge by putting a link to your post(s) in the comments. We've already given away 25 shares of 
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How are the winners decided?
My cats decide. My cats always decide my contests! It's how I roll.
What do I do to enter?
Do one (or more, but make separate entries for each one) of these activities during the time frame (past actions don't count). Make a post about it, and share a link to your post in the comments. You can only do each activity once - so mix it up! Some of the options haven't been done by anyone.
- Do a #cleanplanet #litterwalk (check
for rules)
- google your local recycling facility’s rules about what items they accept, if they need to be separated, etc.
- buy something from the grocery using your own containers instead of disposable packaging, whether that’s a bulk section, the deli, the salad bar, etc.
- Walk or bike somewhere you would normally drive. Use
app and get tokens for those steps while you’re at it (not mandatory to count for this contest)!
- upcycle something!
- Call or write a snail mail letter to your local representative(s) about a green issue
- Contact a company about their packaging and how it could be better
- Contact a bank or university about divesting from fossil fuels
- Have a #meatlessmonday
- Bring your lunch in reusable containers if you normally get takeout, or bring your containers to the restaurant to replace disposables (like, a mug for coffee or your own utensils instead of using plastic or a Tupperware instead of asking for a doggie bag)
- Acquire or make something to be a reusable replacement for something you normally would use a disposable of, like cloth napkins, handkerchiefs, sanitary pads, cloth shopping bags, or glass or stainless steel straws
- Do a trash audit; figure out what area you should focus on reducing your waste
- Plant a tree (or a tree seed!)
- Find a replacement for some product you regularly use that has palm oil in it, without palm oil
- Find a replacement for some product you regularly use made with virgin fiber or plastic, made out of recycled fibers or plastic
- Find a replacement for some product you regularly use made of plastic, made of a greener material (bonus points if you replace a #3 vinyl plastic item!)
- Learn how to make something from scratch with greener materials or without a lot of packaging that you would normally buy heavily processed and packaged, for example food or body care items
- Plant wildflowers for the bees, if it’s the right time of year for you (make sure they are pesticide-free!)
- Set up a composting system for your home!
- Buy or make a greener xmas present for someone on your list!
- Wrap presents in reusable or recyclable material (most wrapping paper isn’t recyclable)
- Upvote someone using
- Buy something #fairtrade and/or #organic that you would normally buy conventional (food, clothes, anything!)
- Research #permaculture and share with us some ideas you plan to implement in your garden
- Buy something that was locally produced that you normally buy sourced from far away
- Have an #earthhour and write about your experience
- Make a bee/insect motel for local pollinators
- Make a bat house
- Donate to an environmental charity
- Replace your bottled water habit with a filter of some kind and a reusable water bottle
- Recycle your e-waste
That's it! I'll see y'all back here in the new year to announce the winners. Have a great rest of the year, and be green! <3
That minnow your mama always warned you about
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