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October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Christin Anderson

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 130 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.2
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Christin's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided at work.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Recycle all Recyclable Materials

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Just Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

I won't eat cheese for 2 weeks.

I will keep a completely cheese-less diet for 2 weeks. Cheese is a top contributor of greenhouse gases, up with beef and pork. I already only eat beef and pork occasionally, but my cheese consumption is pretty high.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Christin Anderson 10/21/2016 9:16 PM
    Today only waste I made was the plastic bag inside a  box of Triscuits!  Recycled the box, composted food scraps, used reusable water bottle.

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    Christin Anderson 10/21/2016 9:08 AM
    Yesterday at the pub I got my friend to help dig all the cans out of the trash and recycle them. :)

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    Christin Anderson 10/20/2016 6:48 PM
    I built a volunteer network for the UAF FreeStore, a free swap site where people can donate things they don't need and take what they do for free. Also created two flyers and scheduled a mending workshop to teach people how to fix things instead of throwing them away.

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    Christin Anderson 10/14/2016 8:46 AM
    Cheese-free starts with no pizza!