Cheryl Harvey
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 353 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO9.0plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO16pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO12pounds of paperhave been saved
Cheryl's actions
Energy
Adjust the Thermostat
I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.
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.
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.
Energy
Power Down the Computer
I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Skip the StrawHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Cheryl Harvey 10/18/2018 2:51 PMI tried to convince others to skip the straw and the push back was the glass rims at restaurants not being clean or they are chipped. Will keep trying...it is going to take time. -
Cheryl Harvey 10/16/2018 4:27 AMI have to remind the servers to not bring me a straw. So many times, a beverage just arrives with one. So hard to break a habit. -
Cheryl Harvey 10/08/2018 5:36 PMThis evening, I turned down a straw by opting for a beverage that does not normally come with a straw. And fortunately, it is cooler this evening so do not mind the thermostat set even higher.