Olivia Pettinicchi

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
198 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

120

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

120

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning

Olivia's actions

Community

LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

I will spend 75 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How is equality for trans, femme, and nonbinary people important to a just and sustainable society?
Olivia Pettinicchi 3/23/2022 9:32 AM
often, the most marginalized people are the most impacted by environmental harm. Historically marginalized people, including but not limited to POC, LGBT+, etc, are poorer. These poorer communities are the areas decimated by flooding, caused by unprecedented weather due to climate disasters and such. thus, environmental justice is equal justice

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Olivia Pettinicchi 3/17/2022 7:25 PM
I forget how much a nice day can improve my mood. Today I spent an hour taking a walk around the reservoir and then read for an hour outside by a pond. I felt so content by the way I spent my time today

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Olivia Pettinicchi 3/14/2022 7:51 AM
it was a bit validating to see how many of the challenges were already things I complete in my day to day life, but in the same vein it has also reminded me that there is so much more I can still do.

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