Rachel Cheeseman

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
229 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

40

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

3.0

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

7.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Rachel's actions

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 20 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 1 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Walk Instead

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Does this statistic describe your own transportation habits? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 4:02 PM

I should walk more, especially to school since it's close by. Rochester isn't really made for walking, unfortunately.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Where are your nearest natural bodies of water? How might they be affected by runoff?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 3:52 PM

There is a little pond near my apartment. Runoff water can contaminate it and the natural habitats can be disturbed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 3:50 PM

Clean up trash when you see it! Especially when you see it where it shouldn't be, like when you're in a walk

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 3:49 PM

Reduce by buying less, reuse with a water bottle, repair when things get broken like clothes that rip rather than get rid of it, repurpose can be the same for clothes, you can make something new out of old

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 3:48 PM

While organic food isn't always available, it is good to try to eat as much organic food as you can

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While 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?

Rachel Cheeseman 3/31/2022 3:46 PM

I have to clean my reusable water bottle often. Tap water isn't always clean so I do prefer filtered water. I personally like filtering tap water with a brita filter

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