SPC Net Impact - FOOd Fighters

Recycling helps, but it is not the solution to the waste problem. The solution is to generate less waste. I try to do this by reusing or repurposing everything I can and composting. 

At home, I keep the thermostat at 84 during the day and 85 when I go to bed. You may say, "That's too warm!," but believe me, it's not. It is just a matter of getting used to it. 

When I learned how unsustainable the textile industry is and that most discarded clothes end up in a landfill, I decided to stop buying new clothes. I buy used clothes online, preferably from buyers who live in the same state where I am, so that I minimize the carbon footprint from transportation. I not only do something thing for the planet,...

After moving into our home we changed our thermostat to a NEST programmable. IT has positively impacted our life by helping reduce CO emissions and our electric bill. The NEST has an option to location based on cell GPS if you are home or away. If you are away it changes the home temperature to an away temp. you choose upon set up. This has...

When we leave the house we make sure to have our AC at an away temperature. We enjoy our house at 74 when we are home, but when we are not we put it up to 77 to reduce electricity usage. 

Recycling is a way you can exercise your duty, prior to moving into our new home we never recycled. Now that we have the separate trash cans available to us, we make the habit of recycling and it actually feels good to know we are helping the environment. 

For breakfast I went with oatmeal and a bunch of grapes.   For lunch I ate a salad with spinach, microgreens, chickpeas, avocado, and sunflower seeds with a fresh lemon and olive oil dressing.  Yum!! Dinner is still TBD :)

By eating whole foods, staying away from plastics, and working out daily.

I can do my work out on my outdoor deck.  This will be a lovely spot to start or end my day.