margaret grady

Abington Middle School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
161 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

92

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

25

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

40

gallons of water

have been saved

margaret's actions

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

margaret grady 4/03/2019 6:54 AM
I 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.

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- Patrick Cummings 4/03/2019 7:02 AM
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What 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 AM
If 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.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water

What 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 AM
Single-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.

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