"A better world for my daughter and grandsons or granddaughters."
POINTS TOTAL
0
TODAY
0
THIS WEEK
918
TOTAL
participant impact
UP TO
56
disposable cups
not sent to the landfill
UP TO
20
lightbulbs
replaced
UP TO
2.0
locally sourced meals
consumed
UP TO
450
minutes
spent exercising
UP TO
130
minutes
spent learning
UP TO
26
pounds of CO2
have been saved
UP TO
1.0
waste audit
conducted
Maria's actions
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
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
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
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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
Health
Go get a check up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health
Take Control
Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Energy
Choose LED Bulbs
I will replace 20 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Water
Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants
I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.
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 13
DAILY ACTIONS
Waste
Recycle Everything I Can
Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.
COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS
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
Use a Reusable Mug
I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.
COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.
COMPLETED 15
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?
What worries me the most is consumerism. with the rapidity that we are consuming our resources, and at the same time how we are destroying the environment.
Why is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
In general, the human being finds it difficult to put himself in the place of another. They focus on their own needs and often not because of badness but because of ignorance impact other people or environments. This competition makes me think of those ways that impact others and the environment.
Creativity can definitely make a difference, from people with creative thinking new ideas come out. And I've always heard the phrase "necessity is the mother of invention" that along with creativity is the key to solving problems.
In my urbanization they are introducing a recycling program in which I will be participating. I am actively involved in the HPI recycling program, and I have encouraged my relatives to recycle, with what I have learned here.
