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Kristen Walker

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Fall 2021

"To decrease my ecological footprint "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 516 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    34
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    225
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    100
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    17
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    1.0
    pound
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    187
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Kristen's actions

Community

Helping others

Building relationships and being kind

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 3
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 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Learn About Renewable Energy

I will spend 20 minutes learning more about renewable energy alternatives (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 20 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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?


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    Kristen Walker 10/31/2021 4:14 PM
    I have been focusing on using paper straws or no straws at all.

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    Kristen Walker 10/31/2021 4:14 PM
    I've been taking more time to rinse out recyclables so they can properly be recycled.

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    Kristen Walker 10/25/2021 11:05 AM
    Carpooling to reduce carbon output. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Learn About Renewable Energy
    What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?

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    Kristen Walker 10/22/2021 6:49 AM
    What inspires me to act on sustainable energy is to constantly see how our actions affect the environment. For example, climate change and weather changes are really eye-opening. Also, the level of the oceans rising due to the melting of the ice caps. It's scary to see our beautiful world deteriorating. 

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    Kristen Walker 10/21/2021 10:20 AM
    bought lunch for a friend today who couldn't afford it
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Switch to Cold Water
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

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    Kristen Walker 10/20/2021 12:25 PM
    I always use cold water for my laundry 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

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    Kristen Walker 10/20/2021 12:16 PM
    I would put this extra money towards buying for for those who need it and donating it to food shelters