Nancy Ebner

Comerica Bank

POINTS TOTAL

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271 TOTAL

participant impact

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125

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spent learning

Nancy's 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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 5 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track my Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Nancy Ebner 10/11/2018 1:03 PM

I like to shop and that is why I chose this challenge as I know I buy more than I really need. My other challenge is that I walk in the nearby mall during lunch and am tempted to shop rather than walk. This challenge has kept me focused on the greater good and not to fall for sales (an there have been some good ones). I am hoping that at the end of the 3 weeks, I will pause and think before I purchase.

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Nancy Ebner 10/10/2018 4:08 PM

I am finding that the more I think about my purchases, I make better choices. For instance today I needed to purchase my lunch. I ended up getting a sandwich from a local restaurant, made it a veggie sandwich and got a side salad rather than chips. Healthier and more sustainable too.

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Nancy Ebner 10/05/2018 4:14 PM

I first started off looking up our local recycling service that serves my community. I was dismayed that they do not recycle as much as I thought they did. They really only want paper, cardboard, clean and dry plastics and cans. I do now understand why they don't want plastic bags and such. I also found out that they do not want pieces that are smaller than a credit card as they get caught in their machinery.

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- Scott Beckerman 10/09/2018 5:27 AM
  
  So true. We think we can recycle everything but it isn't that easy!
  
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