Nicole Flores

HPI PUERTO RICO

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
496 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

22

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

380

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

48

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Nicole'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.

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?

Nicole Flores 10/15/2018 6:39 AM

Whenever I need a bag but don't have a reusable one at hand, I usually place the items I can in my handbag, and carry the ones I can't. If that is still not enough I will accept a disposable one. One way to lower the chances of this happening is to have a folded reusable bag in one of the pockets of my handbag.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Nicole Flores 10/15/2018 6:36 AM

Obtaining a water tank is a good next step for the use of water in my house.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles serve an important role in places for health and safety, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. Can you identify the barriers in making this a new habit? How can you set yourself up for success in making this a permanent change?

Nicole Flores 10/15/2018 6:35 AM

While water bottles do improve water quality in remote areas, they become a huge amount of waste at the end of the week. This is a difficult habit to create because unlike water bottles, which you can get just about anywhere when feeling thirsty, a reusable bottle is something easily forgotten at home or in the car.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to clean energy?

Nicole Flores 10/15/2018 6:31 AM

I would try to speak about the benefits of renewable energy as an individual household and the impact it has on the region.

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