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Campus Ecochallenge

Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2021

"Ever trying to be green-ner"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
172 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

whole food meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

33

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

pounds

waste composted

Cristina's 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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace, dorm, or elsewhere on campus.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Tend a Garden

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 45 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus to reduce pollution in the environment and in local communities.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn More about Food Apartheid

What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products

I will spend 60 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

Simplicity

Core Values

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis 3/09/2021 4:49 AM

A lot of the youtubers I follow (like Binging with Babbish) explain how you can use every part of whatever your using. Like most people, I think my issue is using all of the vegetable or fruit when cooking. For my fruits, I can use leftovers (like banana peels) as fertilizer for my plants (simply put the banana peel in a water overnight and use that water for your herb garden), items going out of date for baking (like banana bread or apple pie), and try to minimize what goes into the compost bin by buying only what I need. For my vegetables, skins are great for making homemade broth and I find these to be much better (and lower in sodium) than store bought ones. Buying 1 or 2 veggies instead of a bag is great to limit food waste (since you usually only need a couple) and whatever I have extra I try to grow (like green onion, its easy to grow these and it keeps the bunch going forever).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Tend a Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis 3/09/2021 4:44 AM

No outstanding significant experience but I find that being able to tend to a garden and simply sit quietly outside very therapeutic. I can research what my plants need, experiment to improve their health, or simply enjoy their growth. Gardening is what you make it.

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Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis 3/08/2021 1:16 PM

Note for when I write my paper of items not on this website:
- I have read the annual waste report for my district (it was actually really neat)
- I would love to buy from local shops and I did before COVID so I'll hop back onto that when things open
- I should try to balance the tasks and it would be interesting to see what challenge I have a bias for

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Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis 3/08/2021 7:38 AM

I'm happy to learn new ways to be Green! The UK is pretty green already so I'm glad to do my part!

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