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Amanda Chaffe

PLNU Sustainability in Action (BUS475)

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,270 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    960
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    81
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    1,437
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    81
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted

Amanda's actions

Simplicity

Buy Used Clothes

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Express My Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

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

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 80
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 81
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 50
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 81
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 82
DAILY ACTIONS

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