Becca Fairchild

Deloitte Green Dot

"Trying to live a more simple, sustainable life."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
153 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

1.0

pound of paper

has been saved

Becca's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

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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 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?
Becca Fairchild 10/12/2018 4:55 PM
I called my city and learned they do not take old Roombas or Keurigs (we had reusable K-cups, but when it died, we opted for an old school coffee pot). I wasn't satisfied with that answer, so looked on Roomba's website for more info. I found out through call2recycle.org that I can recycle the Roomba battery at Home Depot.

Electronics are hard for me to recycle because I can't put them in my curbside bin and I have to research where they are supposed to go.

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Becca Fairchild 10/12/2018 4:52 PM
I didn't know what to do with my Roomba that quit working. I found out through call2recycle.org that I can recycle the Roomba battery at Home Depot.

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Becca Fairchild 10/08/2018 10:11 AM
I used to compost a lot more until we had mice get into our house last year (gross, I know), so we stopped regularly composting in case that was attracting them. Also, our nice, rotating compost bin with a year's worth of compost/dirt was STOLEN from our alleyway. Who takes something like that? Anyway, we now keep our compost in the fridge or immediately dump it into the yard waste bin after prepping a meal.

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