Bao Doan

AMD

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
176 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

15

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

200

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

3.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

194

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

200

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

15

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Bao's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 40 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 38.71 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

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

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?

Bao Doan 10/18/2019 10:05 PM

can't afford a reusable bottle and tap water is not accessible where I need it

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Bao Doan 10/18/2019 9:54 PM

when it comes to retirement, the Rs are great!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?

Bao Doan 10/18/2019 9:53 PM

yes it's a great ratio! Making america great again!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Choose LED Bulbs

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?

Bao Doan 10/18/2019 9:52 PM

changing bulbs is fun! and so easy!

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Bao Doan 10/18/2019 9:47 PM

Things are going great y'all!

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