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October 2 - October 23, 2019
Sumit Tiwary's avatar

Sumit Tiwary

HPI India

"Promote reuse, reduce and recycling."

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 2,673 TOTAL

participant impact

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    6.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
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    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    5.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    10
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    15
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    1,320
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1,440
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    44
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    44
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    50
    trees
    planted

Sumit's actions

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 120 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install Greywater Catchment

I will install a greywater catchment system in my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 60 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

Community

Join my Neighborhood Association

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Plant Trees

I will plant 50 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Join An Outdoor Project

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Have a Garage Sale

I will have a group garage sale with friends, family, and/or neighbors.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 15 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

rEPLACE PARKING LIGHTS WITH led

in MOST OF OUR OFFICES AS WELL AS OUR APARTMENTS, WE HAVE THE FLORESCENT LIGHT. i INTEND TO REPLACE ALL OF THOSE WITH led AND ENERGY SAVING LIGHTS AS WELL AS MOTION SENSOR ENABLED LIGHT.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2019 2:26 AM
    You have to hold yourself accountable for your actions, and that’s how we’re going to protect the Earth. – Julia Butterfly Hill

    • Carina Boston's avatar
      Carina Boston 10/24/2019 11:14 AM
      Way to go Sumit! Congrats on being #1 you truly made an impact! 

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2019 2:24 AM
    “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”
    Fred Rogers

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/21/2019 7:10 PM
    “If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production.”
    Pete Seeger, Folk Singer & Social Activist

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/20/2019 9:06 PM
    Your money is power, so be aware of the products you're buying and the companies you're supporting to make sure you're helping the companies that are leading the way in sustainability.


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    Sumit Tiwary 10/18/2019 6:20 AM
    “All the human and animal manure which the world wastes, if returned to the land, instead of being thrown into the sea, would suffice to nourish the world.”
    Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/15/2019 10:17 PM
    We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice without a shift in governance and ambition, and, ultimately, no peace for the peoples of the world without the guarantees of sustainability. Sharan Burrow


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    Sumit Tiwary 10/15/2019 10:16 PM
    Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good. Jochen Zeitz


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    Sumit Tiwary 10/15/2019 6:10 AM
    If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve sustainability for our race or this planet. We change our planet, our environment, our humanity every day, every year, every decade, and every millennia. Yehuda Berg

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/15/2019 2:50 AM
    Sustainability is a part of our 'rise' philosophy. You cannot rise if you take more from the community than you put back. Anand Mahindra

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/15/2019 2:49 AM
    Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business. Anand Mahindra