Rachel White

EcoLogicals

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
229 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

210

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

150

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

8.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Rachel'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 4
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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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?

Rachel White 10/12/2018 10:00 AM

This site helps you cancel a lot of the junk mail that comes to your house: https://www.catalogchoice.org/

I've used it and I get much less now that I used to. They don't have everything, but they have a lot! Warning, it can get kind of addicting :)

Now I just have to find a way to get rid of those ones addressed to "Our Neighbor At"...

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