Jennifer Wiley

SU Sustainability Warriors

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259 TOTAL

participant impact

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disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
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locally sourced meals

consumed
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10

minutes

spent learning
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0.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
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plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
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4.0

pounds

waste composted

Jennifer's actions

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

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DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Health

I will spend 10 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Jennifer Wiley 10/22/2019 8:04 AM

I use a lot of pencils- I just researched which is better for the environment: mechanical vs wood. The answer isn't simple. Wood decomposes but the lead is thicker and, depending on how the trees were harvested, the impact could be bad. If you "don't lose things" you could be helping the environment by getting mechanical pencils and keeping them for a long time. My question is- what if your eraser on the wooden pencil runs out? Then you get those add-on erasers which fall apart- or you throw out the pencil before it's used up. Not sure which way to go- ideas?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant an Herb Garden

Consider the ways you can garden: a plot of land? a patio container? hanging basket? windowsill gardens? What would work best for your living situation and lifestyle?

Jennifer Wiley 10/22/2019 7:58 AM

I'm noticing that herb gardens often renew themselves! You have to be careful with oregano because it chokes other herbs like thyme. Basil reseeds itself and returns in the spring if you let it die in the planter. Parsley has a few different lives throughout the spring, summer, fall.

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Jennifer Wiley 10/18/2019 5:26 AM

I've been enjoying "renting" clothes from LeTote- they have an enviro-friendly cleaning practice for all rented clothes. We've noticed that we're doing much less laundry since I started using this service. And it's helped to clean out the closet, too!

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Jennifer Wiley 10/16/2019 4:02 PM

In our department we have a new initiative, eliminating lots of paper- all forms for students playing on departmental recitals are now online. It's been a long time coming but it's working great!

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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?

Jennifer Wiley 10/16/2019 3:56 PM

I used to have a bag that attached to my purse but it's gone missing! It's much more challenging to refuse plastic bags since I lost my special one. We did just purchase silicon bags for leftovers, trying to reduce ziploc bags in the kitchen.

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- Marianne Greco 10/16/2019 5:19 PM
  
  Here's a rescue when you forget reusable bags: Keep a box or crate or an extra totebag in the trunk of your car. If you forget your bag at the check out, just load everything back in your shopping cart and wheel it to your car. Unload into your box, crate or tote.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Compost Food Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

Jennifer Wiley 10/16/2019 3:54 PM

Hardly any food goes in the disposal or garbage anymore. Nice fresh air when you take food outside! Need to learn more about what kinds of papers can go on compost.

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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?

Jennifer Wiley 10/16/2019 3:52 PM

I love not receiving paper bills via US Post. It feels great! So much less clutter in the file cabinet- in fact, who needs a file cabinet? Next up for me: write fewer checks.

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- Marianne Greco 10/16/2019 5:20 PM
  
  Agree! Now how to stop the Bulk mailing, ads, store circulars, and other unwanted junk mail???
  
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