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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Benjamin Main

South Caldwell High School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 514 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    19
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    1,155
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    18
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    0.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Benjamin's actions

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 0 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 19 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Support Public Transportation

I will make 0 phone call(s) and/or send 0 emails each day to public officials to advocate for a more comprehensive public transportation system in my region.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 6 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 10 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 155 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

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 6 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 0 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

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

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Energy Choose Clean/Renewable Energy
    How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to clean energy?

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    Benjamin Main 10/10/2018 6:51 AM
    the renewable energy makes me very happy and is cool
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Advocate For More Food Packaging Options
    What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

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    Benjamin Main 10/09/2018 7:30 AM
    it is bad that people die 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

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    Benjamin Main 10/09/2018 7:30 AM
    it was lit fam bro squad dudez. i ate a crap ton of proccessed meats
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:42 AM
    i does not uses straws so yea
  • 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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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:42 AM
    i dont use plastic cups so litty
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Support Public Transportation
    How do residents get involved in community decision making in your area? What stakeholders are involved in the economic aspect of planning decisions in your community?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:41 AM
    I ride the bus so yeah that litty
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Meet My Local Farmers
    When you know who produces your food, you are connecting personally to your complex regional food system. What are the advantages of knowing who produces your food and where it comes from? Do you think this might enable someone to advocate for a better quality of life for those who produce their food, both near and far?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:41 AM
    The farmers are very nice people and are good at farming 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Choose Organic Ingredients
    Can organic farming feed the world? Which side of the argument do you fall on? Why?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:39 AM
    organic farming is good because it is real and non gmo
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:37 AM
    i didnt watch anything o it was gr8
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Choose LED Bulbs
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?

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    Benjamin Main 10/04/2018 7:17 AM
    it was very hard and now i have no money cause i bought a bunch of lightbulbs hoping to replace 2000 lightbulbs but it only let me do 20