Carolina Martins

"My mission is to improve my learning about how to live a more sustainable life while I also help others to become more sustainable. Sustainability may have different meanings for each people and also in different cultures. I want to help people work all together to make a collective difference and to reduce the negative impacts to the environment while we promote life."

POINTS TOTAL

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0 THIS WEEK
281 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

180

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

70

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

9.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Carolina's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Carolina Martins 10/21/2018 9:28 PM

I created a Club at Rock Creek to raise awareness about single-use plastic and the negative impacts for the environment.
The Club #BreakFreeFromPlastic is a student initiative and everyone is welcome to join us and make a difference.
We aim to build a coalition to spread the word and to educate others.
The issues about plastic in the Oceans are real and we have to stop/reduce single-use plastic.
I am very excited to help PCC community become more sustainable through this initiative.

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- Heidi Sickert 10/22/2018 1:23 PM
  
  Thanks Carolina for starting this awesome initiative!!
  
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Carolina Martins 10/09/2018 9:31 PM

I had always used hot water in my washer. Since the temperature of the water was in the "hot mode" since I got the machine (it came automatically setted up from the manufacturer with the hot water as the 1st option) , I had never thought about switching it to cold water. Finally, I changed it and I realized that I did not need hot water to do my laundry at all. Small changes that make a difference and can save lots of energy!

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- Donna Bezio 10/10/2018 7:47 PM
  
  Great job! Oprah had this tip many years ago and I've always washed everything on cold ever since! Less energy and I think it is better for the clothes too. :)
  
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