oscar gil

HP Houston

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
246 TOTAL

participant impact

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4.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

8.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved
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1.0

disposable cup

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

oscar's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

UNCOMPLETED
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

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?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:51 PM
I believe because we never see the supply chains of all the components of the goods we consume. If we will only understand how much is required in producing, assembling and transportation, we probably will avoid certain items that has a greater carbon footprint than others.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:49 PM
Find places where I can repair anything that I own and avoid buying new ones. Worst case scenario, I can also donate my goods to non-profits or event Arts which they do amazing things with donated items

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Reducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:48 PM
My next step is avoid all paper receipts from all transactions as much as I can, plus eliminating magazine subscriptions and use electronic means

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

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?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:47 PM
I carry one reusable bag in my car most times, however times when I forget, I either carry things by hand or request a paper bag which is biodegradable

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:45 PM
Donate to charity and get employee match through my company

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

What inspires you to act toward a more sustainable community?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:44 PM
The recent trends of habitat loss by so many species due to our human activities like transportation and agriculture, made me realize the importance of getting involved.

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oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:42 PM
I started asking paperless on bank statements and payroll since all of this is available electronic. Best of all I dont have to file so many papers at home which is getting out of control!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:41 PM
I think by setting example and talk about it with my colleagues, we can all join this challenge and avoid waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?
oscar gil 10/22/2018 2:40 PM
I have been adding sugar mostly to coffee. I will now try to enjoy coffee without it to see how I feel throughout this challenge and beyond

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