Ann Kelly
10/10/2018 7:54 PM
Trying not to feel guilty for not being able to do everything all at once! Stress is unhealthy!
Ann Kelly
"I will continue eat a vegan diet, compost all vegetable waste, and recycle as much of anything else that I can! I have not sent trash to landfill in over a month due to vigilance of waste and recycling."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 187 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO12disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO60minutesspent learning
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UP TO12plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO12plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO5.0poundswaste composted
Ann's actions
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
Waste
Compost Food Waste
I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.
Waste
Use a Reusable Mug
I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.
Waste
Skip the Straw
Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.
Health
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
Participant Feed
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Ann Kelly 10/24/2018 6:38 PMSetting up a Care phone tree for a sick and alone resident of our community have 5 people listed need 2 more. Keep recycling from trash in the club house, maybe by example things will change! Call Sen. Sweeney to post S678 to prevent storage of fracking waste in NJ! Ugh!!! -
Ann Kelly 10/20/2018 6:30 PMCalled Sen. Sweeney to get him to vote on S678 to protect our water and post it against storing fracking waste. Call 1-877-591-6399! -
Ann Kelly 10/20/2018 6:28 PMDug into the trash of our club house and recycled 8 plastic bottles, 2 glass bottles, and a package of paper. Why did I dig into trash? We have a recycling bin! -
Ann Kelly 10/10/2018 8:01 PMTrying to get to sleep before midnight and get at least 6-7 hours of sleep! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Learn About Local Environmental Justice ConcernsWho is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?
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Ann Kelly 10/09/2018 4:16 PMI went to a local meeting about fracking waste that is being considered to be dumped locally in our area. There are many actions that I am involved in including a meeting with a local politician and letters to the Governor and meetings with our legislators.