Lindsay Pan

HP Taiwan

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
292 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

9.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

16

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Lindsay 's actions

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

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

COMPLETED
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 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY 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 9
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 Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

Lindsay Pan 10/23/2018 2:01 AM

People tend to care about their convenience more than the impact on the environment, so they won't take action to release the burden (wastes) to the planet. And they don't find contribution from one person can make any difference. And nothing is improved. That's my major concern to local environment. For global, some international leaders don't admit environment change. This is also bad for saving the planet.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Go Paperless

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?

Lindsay Pan 10/22/2018 4:35 AM

I'll try to buy beverage with bigger bottle, so to avoid many smaller ones. I'll remember to use electricity receipt more often (sometimes I forgot..).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Lindsay Pan 10/22/2018 4:28 AM

Most of the time, it's plastic bags (for bread) that's hard to avoid. I'll choose to buy something with bare packaging and put it in my reusable food bag.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

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?

Lindsay Pan 10/22/2018 4:26 AM

Sometimes I prefer to bring a smaller bag which a mug or water bottle can't fit in. Sometime I'll bring a cup out when I know I want to take out drinks with me. But I wasn't always "predictable" when it comes to drink. That makes it hard to have reusable cup all the time. Therefore, I tend to NOT drink any thing if I can't have it with reusable cup. It is scary to learn how many disposal cups were wasted every day, so it is really a great accomplishment when I know I reduce waste and save the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Avoid refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

Lindsay Pan 10/22/2018 4:20 AM

I don't think I was addicted to sugar bit it does add flavor to what I like to eat/drink. By cutting it down to my diet, I feel fresh and found it not so bad to eat without it.

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