Desiree Acol

Murraysmith

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
353 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

pounds

waste composted

Desiree's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 0
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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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?

Desiree Acol 10/09/2019 10:52 AM

The switch at work has been hard because we have deposable hot cups at work. Although I've been using one for the whole week. Now I have my reusable drinking cups in the place where I used to put the disposable one so that I can automatically grab the reusable one for my coffee / tea consumption.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Desiree Acol 10/09/2019 10:49 AM

We are already duing reusable bottles and water from the tap (with a filter). I refill all our reusable water bottles every day and put them in the car, take them to work and kids at school. The local schools have installed drinking fountains to fill up their reusable water bottles.

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