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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Desi Behm

Starbucks Partners for Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 390 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    56
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    locally sourced meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    280
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    280
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    80
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    52
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    91
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Desi's actions

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 4 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 70 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 22.72 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

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    Desi Behm 10/09/2018 1:54 PM
    I have many mugs working at Starbucks it's hard not acquire a few favorites. The biggest behavior change was  not using MOP to avoid the plastic cup and planning a trip with time to go in the store. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Go Paperless
    Reducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

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    Desi Behm 10/09/2018 1:49 PM
    I'm glad that I can reduce what's going to the landfill by simply checking my account online.