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October 3 - October 24, 2018
Micaela Busack's avatar

Micaela Busack

PCC Eco Panthers

"Working toward a zero waste lifestyle on a student budget!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 623 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    380
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    3.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    82
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Micaela's actions

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Express My Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
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

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 19
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

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 6 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is a sustainability problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • Micaela Busack's avatar
    Micaela Busack 10/11/2018 10:30 AM
    I'm really enjoying this challenge so far and I'm excited that PCC is involved in this. I've been working toward a zero waste lifestyle for a couple of years now and I think the piece that I've been missing is figuring out how to implement community involvement, so I really appreciate that there are daily goals related to community action.