Ying Yi Wu

Environmental Chemistry

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
422 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

140

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

260

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

260

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

14

pounds of paper

have been saved

Ying Yi's actions

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.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 13
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 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Eco-friendly Gardening

What are the most prominent water concerns in your area? Examples include drought, flooding, pollution, access, security, and privatization.

Ying Yi Wu 10/23/2018 11:10 AM

gardening is nicer than some farms growing their plants. Much fresher and cleaner

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Ying Yi Wu 10/16/2018 11:10 AM

its so cold today, wished that I've worn more clothes

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

Ying Yi Wu 10/12/2018 11:08 AM

There's always something/ most things that are unwanted in our houses so why continue to keep them, it's just make things at home very cluttered. Too much things in your home then it's impossible to find things you want to actually want to find.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Ying Yi Wu 10/10/2018 11:06 AM

Nature is really nice when the outside is sunny but now and days people are looking at phones and not enjoying nature

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Ying Yi Wu 10/05/2018 11:35 AM

Just be grateful for everything that we have right now and be grateful to your parents that gave us all of these things.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles serve an important role in places for health and safety, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. Can you identify the barriers in making this a new habit? How can you set yourself up for success in making this a permanent change?

Ying Yi Wu 10/05/2018 11:19 AM

Plastic bottles aren't really good even if we try to recycle it but using S'well or reusable bottles help a lot more than plastic bottles.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Choose Two-Sided Printing

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?

Ying Yi Wu 10/05/2018 11:18 AM

I usually print documents out in school which they print double sided now. So no need to waste on paper.

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