Andres Guerrero

SBVC Human Ecology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
181 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

13

miles

not traveled by car

Andres's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

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

COMPLETED 0
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 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products

I will spend 30 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home or dorm room.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Drive Less

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Andres Guerrero 5/01/2022 6:32 PM
I choose to carry my items in my hands when feasible. I only buy plastic bags when I have so much stuff that I would be greatly inconvenienced by having carry them to my car and into my home. My family and I always have about a dozen reusable bags in the trunk to make sure we almost never use plastic bags.

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- Nordia Rendon 5/03/2022 7:29 PM
  Hi Andres, just like you I also carry stuff in my hands if I am able to. If I have a lot of items I take the cart outside and unload everything in my trunk because normally I have bags in there I just forget to get them down.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
Andres Guerrero 4/20/2022 10:16 PM
A little creativity can give new life to items that would have otherwise been discarded. By maximizing the functions of different items and up-cycling, there will naturally be less items in one's possession. For example, jars can be reused as planters and gimmicky kitchen tools can be foregone for more versatile options.

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- Nordia Rendon 4/21/2022 12:34 PM
  Hi Andres, like you mentioned creativity can definitely help maximize the use of an item by up-cycling it. For instance, instead of buying a plastic container for my paperclips or pencils/pens I reused old candle containers and didn't have to spend more money or add more things to my house.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
Andres Guerrero 4/07/2022 5:30 PM
Living Southern California, I am used to going everywhere via car because the infrastructure makes it very difficult to walk or take public transportation. The sidewalks and general layout of cities here were not made with pedestrians in mind, so I've never been able to try more eco-friendly modes of transportation.

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- Briana Lay 4/07/2022 6:12 PM
  Hi Andres, I agree California and Transportation is frustrating at its finest. Depending on what public transportation you take it's actually not as frustrating as it may seem to be. Mertolink is actually a really good one, foothill transit, and Omini Transit can get you where you need to be and actually save you on gas.
  
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