Andrew Milner

Hennebery Eddy Architects

"My mission is to stop being mean to Mother Nature, one action at a time."

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participant impact

UP TO

240

gallons of water

have been saved
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420

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

125

minutes

spent learning
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92

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Andrew's actions

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 45 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

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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.

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Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

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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?

Andrew Milner 10/23/2019 8:21 AM

If anything, the EcoChallenge makes me realize how many of the little things I COULD be doing to save the environment are completely overlooked in my day to day life. It's really not that difficult to take shorter showers, wash with cold water, shop at the farmer's market, advocate with buying power for eco-friendly companies, etc. etc. BUT, each year I get to more and more boxes that I can click "I already do that", so maybe it actually IS working.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Buy Used Clothes

Do people with economic privilege have a responsibility to consume and own less? How can the concept of "reduce" be presented to those who may be struggling to have enough food, clothes, shelter?

Andrew Milner 10/18/2019 1:43 PM

Those with more should feel responsible to consume and own less (or own "better") because they have the means to do so more than someone who may be struggling. Those folks who are struggling with money should think of "reduce" in different ways. Repairing, reusing, and recycling are all methods of saving resources and money without needing a big budget.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

Andrew Milner 10/18/2019 1:40 PM

Seeking sustainability in your apparel is one small way to make a difference, not just by your own actions, but by setting the example for those around you and by voting with your dollars to support businesses that value sustainability as much as you.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Andrew Milner 10/14/2019 8:13 AM

Next step? 1-minute showers.

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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?

Andrew Milner 10/14/2019 8:12 AM

Unsubscribing from junk mail of all kinds has me feeling like a weight has been lifted. Not only will getting the mail every day be slightly less miserable, but I get to save countless envelopes stuffed with paper from seeing the recycling center or landfill each day.

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Andrew Milner 10/14/2019 8:09 AM

Honestly, I wind up with some of my favorite clothes through thrifting. Cheap AND sustainable? What's not to love.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Andrew Milner 10/02/2019 1:13 PM

Simply choosing a period of time before bed to wind down without active stimulation has helped me adhere to a stricter bed time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

Andrew Milner 10/02/2019 8:17 AM

Unless there's some kind of wash-it-in-hot-water emergency, wash it with cold water! This is an eassssy way to cut back on your daily energy use. The best part is that you won't even miss it. Cold showers are a lot tougher than cold washes!

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- Amber Nobe 10/02/2019 6:19 PM
  
  Just read this in the NYT: “The benefits of cold washing are numerous. One calculation from the cleaning institute, using Energy Star data, estimated that a household could cut its emissions by 864 pounds of carbon per year by washing four out of five loads in cold water. Cold water also means fabrics won’t break down as much. That could reduce the amount of microplastics getting into the environment. (A single wash can release up to 700,000 tiny synthetic fibers into freshwater systems.)”
  
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