Lois Harrington

The University of Vermont Medical Center

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
272 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

7.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Lois's actions

Create Your Own Action

Outdoor Activity

Spend 15 minutes a day outdoors raking, playing with the dogs, and other outdoor activities.

COMPLETED 8
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 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Personal Waste Audit

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?

Lois Harrington 10/24/2018 11:08 AM

I will try to take the packaging into account when making my purchases from now on.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than in other places, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?

Lois Harrington 10/24/2018 11:06 AM

It's mainly a culture thing. Hopefully, as we become a more diverse society, our eating habits will change to a more healthy and ecologically sustainable pattern.

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Lois Harrington 10/17/2018 3:33 AM

Off to a slow start, but getting there.

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