Courtney Godwin

Sustainable ASC

"Hoping to improve myself and my community!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
656 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

42

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

51

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

61

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

public official or leader

contacted
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Courtney's actions

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Express My Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 120 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Carry my Trash

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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 reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. 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?

Courtney Godwin 10/10/2019 9:39 AM

I've started carrying my reusable travel mug with me everywhere and leaving an extra one in my library carrel. That way I can still bring something warm to drink with me even if I don't plan to earlier in the day. What is getting in my way right now is that Black Cat Cafe only serves 12 oz drinks on the meal plan and my mug is a 16 oz. They make my drink in a disposable cup and then pour it into my mug. It drives me crazy!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Find Local Recycling Depots

Our ability to recycle certain things ebbs and flows based upon many factors. Luckily there are places that accept uncommon things to recycle or dispose of in a less harmful way. What did you find when looking for places to recycle items that can't be recycled in your curbside bin?

Courtney Godwin 10/06/2019 9:04 AM

Corks can be recycled for free at CHaRM! My dad has saved corks for probably my whole life. He thinks he's going to do an art project with them, but who knows? If I ever were brave enough to get rid of them since they take up space, I could send them to CHaRM for free! Also I realized that I can take my dead hair straightener to the basement of Walters for electronics recycling. I should have figured that one out earlier. I was a little surprised to see that both Delta and Chick-fil-A are sponsors of CHaRM since both companies use a good bit of Styrofoam

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Courtney Godwin 10/05/2019 7:17 AM

In high school, my church youth group went on a mission trip to Guatemala. I was told that my host family would be too poor to even have meat themselves, much less serve it to guests, so my vegetarianism would not be a problem. However, whoever told me that was wrong. I stayed with an incredibly poor family who had just finished renovating their home. The renovations meant that their kitchen now had a roof over it. To put it in perspective, the floors were the dirt of the ground that would flood when it rained. The mattresses that they so selflessly gave up were blocks of wood. In celebration of their roof, they bought a cut of beef and threw a little party to bless the home. My tour guide remarked that the beef probably cost them a months wages. The culture shock was insane; a months wages for something my parents do multiple times a week? The injustice of it all was too much for me. I personally feel like the best thing I've done for the environment throughout my life is giving up red meat. I've been fully pescatarian for a few years now, but I stopped consuming red meat over 12 years ago. My parents were (and still are) dismayed, but my dietary restrictions have helped them to eat more environmentally friendly themselves. When I studied abroad in the Netherlands, I realized for the first time how much money not eating meat saved me. All of my meals were cheaper than my roommates! And, I felt better for not eating animals (Sorry I'm that person) and for the saved methane not sent into the atmosphere through the raising of cows.

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