Dena Hastings

Metro

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
385 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Dena's actions

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.

COMPLETED 21
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 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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 21
DAILY 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:19 AM
There looks to be a time limit on retroactively updating the challenges you complete, bummer!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Bringing 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?
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.

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- Jenna Garmon 10/17/2018 10:14 AM
  You are rocking the reuse thing.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:14 AM
I 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.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
Dena Hastings 10/16/2018 8:12 AM
Taking 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.

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