Beat Climate Chaos » Commit to Change http://beatclimatechaos.com Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8540 What’s Your Commitment to Change? http://beatclimatechaos.com/commit-to-change-fixed-message/ http://beatclimatechaos.com/commit-to-change-fixed-message/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:05:39 +0000 admin http://beatclimatechaos.com/?p=76

What change will you make to help Beat Climate Chaos?  Join the Boomerang Compost Challenge. Start small or challenge yourself, whatever works for you.  Read about the commitments other folks made.  Use or build on others’ ideas or create a new change commitment to challenge yourself.  Get a group of friends or colleagues to each sign up – you can encourage and challenge each other. Make it fun!

Click on the Submit Your Commitment button and fill in your commitment to change. Then get going to help Beat Climate Chaos!

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]]> http://beatclimatechaos.com/freewater-efficient-landscaping-classes/feed/ 0 Pastizzo Family Reduces Lunch Waste http://beatclimatechaos.com/story-4-commit-to-change-page/ http://beatclimatechaos.com/story-4-commit-to-change-page/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:44:01 +0000 admin http://beatclimatechaos.com/?p=85 The Pastizzo family of Sunnyvale commits to minimizing waste at lunch.  Using reusable containers allows them to buy lunch food in bulk with less packaging and then pack lunch size portions for each child in their own compartmentalized lunchbox.   The kids don’t have trash to throw away after lunch.

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  • Bringing reusable grocery bags when they go shopping
  • Packing waste free lunches.  To make it easier, they took advantage of our 50% off deal on compartmentalized lunch holders
  • Changing light bulbs in their house to compact fluorescent bulbs
  • Recycling batteries appropriately, not throwing them in the landfill

]]> http://beatclimatechaos.com/commit-to-change-story-3/feed/ 0 Rosario reduces lunchtime garbage http://beatclimatechaos.com/commit-to-change-category-test/ http://beatclimatechaos.com/commit-to-change-category-test/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:43:33 +0000 admin http://beatclimatechaos.com/?p=36 Rosario A.  of  Mountain View

Commits to reduce packaging waste at lunch time by packing lunches in reusable containers.

She took advantage of our 50% off deal on compartmentalized lunch holders for everyone who commits to a change to help beat climate chaos.

Compartmentalized No-waste Lunch Holder

Compartmentalized No-waste Lunch Holder

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