Laura Mlekusch
10/02/2019 9:32 PM
With some friends/family members I spend a lot of time in nature, go for a hike or do some activities with my horse.
Laura Mlekusch
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 215 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO0.0plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO0.0minutesspent exercising
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UP TO0.0plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
Laura's actions
Nature
Leave No Trace
I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.
Waste
Skip the Straw
Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
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.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for minute(s) each day.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealthHow can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteReducing 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?
Laura Mlekusch 10/01/2019 10:12 PMI barely need to print out documents so I think at this point I don't have a big impact on the environment. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Laura Mlekusch 10/01/2019 10:09 PM- I should try to minimize the unnecessary wrapping of the groceries I buy
- I should repair things which doesn't work properly, instead of throwing them away and buy something new
- i should refuse things which are not really important to me (I tend to buy something that I hardly need)
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteWhile 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?
Laura Mlekusch 10/01/2019 9:55 PMThere are so many places where you just can't buy reusable bottles because they are not offered (e.g. cinema, theme parks, at the beach,...).
I never buy water in plastic bottles, because if I need some water I take tap water. The biggest problem is that I like my water with some flavour like sirup, but almost every sirup is filled in plastic bottles. When I buy sirup in reusable bottles they are very expensive. So if the producer could adjust their prices I could renounce to use plastic bottles.