Katrina McMaster

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
235 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning

Katrina's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 15 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Katrina McMaster 3/20/2022 8:00 PM

I usually end up leaving the overhead lights on all of the time, but have started using my lamps more and now I'm getting better at turning all of the lights off when I leave my dorm.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Katrina McMaster 3/18/2022 2:19 PM

I've been waiting to go back to my dorm to get a drink of water instead of just buying one when I'm out. It would be easier to make this permanent if I had a reasonably sized water bottle to carry around, but just reminding myself that I have water back at my dorm has been working.

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