Dena Hastings
10/16/2018 8:16 AM
My reusable items that I cannot live without are my water bottle and my tea/coffee cup, I take them everywhere. For work, I add silverware and a cloth napkin in the lunch I bring.
Dena Hastings
POINTS TOTAL
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- 385 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO21plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO21plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
Dena's actions
Water
Install a Toilet Tank Bank
I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:19 AMThere looks to be a time limit on retroactively updating the challenges you complete, bummer! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Reduce Single-Use DisposablesBringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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Jenna Garmon 10/17/2018 10:14 AMYou are rocking the reuse thing.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Skip the StrawHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:14 AMI live the R's everyday, some more than other depending on the day and what I am doing. But there is always room to improve and I embrace that. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth HappinessHow does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:12 AMTaking time to stop and think about what has or is happening in my day gives me the opportunity to really appreciate the things I usually take for granted.