Lilly Niese

UWL ECO GREEN TEAM

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
751 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

133

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

49

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Lilly's actions

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 15 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Lilly Niese 3/03/2021 12:25 PM

It is going well! I am starting to realize that my actions truly do affect the environment and that I can fix them for the better.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?

Lilly Niese 3/03/2021 12:23 PM

I regularly use single-use disposables such as coffee cups, fast-food food containers, plastic bags, paper bowls, and paper plates. I can substitute all of these things will reusable cups, plates, bags, and food containers.

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Lilly Niese 3/02/2021 1:10 PM

I am enjoying my campus ecochallange because I feel as though I am making a difference in my community, especially my school, and my actions are not going to waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Meditate

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

Lilly Niese 3/01/2021 8:38 PM

I would like to invest more time reflecting on myself and how I can improve my mental and physical health, while not depending on others so much.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Lilly Niese 3/01/2021 8:37 PM

Electricity is generated where I live in a variety of ways including natural gas, oil coal, and refuse. This can impact the environment, animals, and humans in negative ways since much of the output of these fuels are toxic to such things.

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