Annita Shaw

HP Alpharetta

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
164 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

6.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Annita's actions

Energy

Turn it off

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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?

Annita Shaw 10/11/2019 2:47 PM

The next step I will take to reduce my waste is to send an email to all of the companies that send me (usually unrequested) catalogs and tell them to cease and desist. If I really need to buy something, I can go look at their website (or their competition's website if they don't have one). Very few things annoy me as much as unsolicited junk mail.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Annita Shaw 10/11/2019 2:42 PM

I made very sturdy canvas bags that I carry everywhere with me. If I find I've forgotten, I will buy the reusable ones sold in grocery stores, or, I will ask for paper. I've never thrown a paper bag away without using it in 100 different ways... covering text books, wrapping a present (in a pinch! and you can draw on them) or even lining a drawer or cupboard.

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