margaret grady
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 161 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO40gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO12meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO25plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO92pounds of CO2have been saved
margaret's actions
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Water
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
Water
Brush My Teeth Without Running Water
I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
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?
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margaret grady 4/03/2019 6:54 AMI joined the challenge to try to help the environment. I chose the actions I did because they are ones that some think are dumb and other things.-
Patrick Cummings 4/03/2019 7:02 AM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Use Reusable BagsWhat do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?
margaret grady 4/01/2019 7:30 AMIf I find myself in a situation of needing a bag for items but I don't have a reusable one with me, I will carry them, then find an reusable one. When this happens often, I look or ask a friend to help me out. To not make more waste and to get fresh air and move around more a bit more. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWater Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
margaret grady 4/01/2019 7:21 AMSingle-use items I regularly use are coffee cups. The thing that can be substituted instead are reusable cups. Ones that will not be thrown away. For I can save the environment and marine life. Then Animals can live and not have to worry of getting sick of us throwing away trash.