Chris D'Antonio

The Hartford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
200 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

405

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

100

gallons of water

have been saved

Chris's 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.

UNCOMPLETED
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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Chris D'Antonio 10/03/2018 12:37 PM
0.3kWh! I had no idea running a washer with cold water used such little electricity! And apparently detergent can sometimes even be better in cold water. Definitely good inspiration here on coldwatersaves.org. I need to remember more consistently to adjust the water temperature before blindly starting the wash (because it defaults to warm/hot... :/)

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