Connor Boyle

"Our mission is to inspire positive change in our world as we are led by Christ’s example of love, compassion, and acceptance of all people."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
752 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

55

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

38

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

210

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

585

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

872

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Connor's actions

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 120 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 30 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 3
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Visit a Waste Management Facility

Field trip! What a fun way to learn about our impact and consumption! What facility did you visit? What did you learn? Did you take anyone with you?

Connor Boyle 10/19/2018 8:32 AM

Visiting the Watauga Co. Waste Transfer Station really gave me a perspective on how much waste we generate and much shouldn't be thrown out. Apparently it is not uncommon for perfectly good TV's, for example, to be thrown out to make room for the latest and greatest new TV.

And did you know all the waste is trucked down to Lenoir and has been since 1994? Think of the huge carbon footprint associated with that! But the good news is that there are new people running the operation that hope to really reduce how many recyclable items end up in the waste stream, and possibly starting a compost operation out there.

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