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October 2 - October 23, 2019
Lauren Harmening's avatar

Lauren Harmening

Western Technical College

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 72 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    74
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1
    pound of paper
    has been saved

Lauren's actions

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Energy

Turn it off

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

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 Choose Two-Sided Printing
    Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?

    Lauren Harmening's avatar
    Lauren Harmening 10/01/2019 11:06 AM
    You will save more money on paper. I think that due to the movement of trying to save the trees that it can be accomplished. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Switch to Cold Water
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

    Lauren Harmening's avatar
    Lauren Harmening 10/01/2019 11:03 AM
    I plan to save it, and use it towards other things that we need for the house.