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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Gillian Huylar

WSU Environmental Science Club

"Many small actions lead to a big impact"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 203 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    32
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Gillian's actions

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 4 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 6.43 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
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 Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?

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    Gillian Huylar 10/15/2018 3:04 PM
    Normally when I am shopping it isn't often for large amount of items. Ordinarily if I forget a bag I will just carry my items or if I am shopping with someone else I will have them run out to my car to grab a bag. Just get in the habit of keeping reusable items in your car or backpack, it will save you. If there are a lot of items I will walk back to my vehicle with a cart and load up the groceries in a reusable bag.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Walk Instead
    Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Do you feel that this fact applies to you? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?

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    Gillian Huylar 10/10/2018 7:54 PM
    This question definitely applies to me. Back at home driving is the easiest method of transportation even though we have three grocery stores within two miles of us. It would be very easy to make the change to riding a bike, walking, or carpooling in order to make our grocery or starbucks trip. A good idea for my family is to consolidate our trips by only going when we have an extensive list of items we need and then making our outing.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Drive Less
    How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Gillian Huylar 10/10/2018 7:51 PM
    At home walking places and having access to public transit is very difficult so we primarily drive everywhere, even if it is under a mile away. Since moving to WSU there is nearly no point in driving. Everywhere is within walking distance and it is easy to get there. Public transportation is also very easy to access which has opened my eyes to the options of making more of an effort to find alternative transportation methods once I go back home.