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Alyssa Gostonczik's avatar

Alyssa Gostonczik

Pledge to Go Green!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,642 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    88
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    600
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    320
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    59
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Alyssa's 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 35
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 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not at work or school, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.

COMPLETED 32
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY 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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 87
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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