Starbucks Partners for Sustainability

I am so impressed!! This challenge helped co workers, friends, and family do something small and realize the impact at scale with the data!! This challenge also helped me to create my own challenge, the Jewelry swap was a huge success and I was so excited to see people I love take home new pieces and pass on their pieces, really awesome...

Nothing is standing in my way I have made the full switch, I bring my tumbler outside my work place and now I dont have any excuse to not use reusable!

This article makes me so happy! https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/wood-chips-fly-at-elwha-river-as-beavers-make-a-comeback/ I went to check out the area in 2014 as the last of the Elwha Dam was being torn down and it was kind of an impactful experience. It's amazing how quickly land can go back to nature and 'heal' itself....

Interesting article about the future of trans-ocean vessels: https://grist.org/article/dream-ships-could-turn-the-tide-for-trans-ocean-shipping/ The computer generated images in the article are pretty cool too  🤯 

Our Jewelry is today and then next week we have a clothing Swap!! Looking forward to this new Eco Friendly exchange :)  

If you put your money where your values are it speaks for its self. Fund the programs, the business, the movements that speak to your values and this investments makes cents and dollars move things forward. 

I’m am aware of our “footprint” drunk guy the weekend, but I definitely forget to check in for the challenges. It’s a bit surreal that the challenge is almost over, but I know that it has changed some of my behaviors. 

I've purchased two reusable starbucks cups. This way I am always able to have one accessible. I love not using so many cups when I make a purchase!

After we started composting, I became acutely aware of how much food we waste. We are more aware of how we consume and use food. With $1500 extra a year our vacation budget would Increase. 

Using the cold setting on my washing machine for each load of laundry, turning off lights when rooms are not In use, unplugging ghost equipment like computers, chargers etc.