ENST 246: Spring 2022

This week I chose the spend time outside and the go for daily walks challenges. These Challenges were actually something I looked forward to everyday. I love spending time outdoors and going on walks especially hikes, however recently being at college it has been really difficult for me to do this especially with track. As a track athlete...

Surprisingly, there is no concrete definition of sustainable fashion, but Make it last believes Green Strategy’s definition of “more sustainable fashion” (because the fashion industry relies on fast consumption) is a good start:   “More sustainable fashion can be defined as clothing, shoes and accessories that are manufactured, marketed and...

            This week the two challenges I chose for waste and transportation were to use a reusable mug and to drive less. I personally thought that using a reusable mug was going to be a lot easier than it actually was. I found that when I was out I tended to forget to bring a reusable mug with me so when I wanted to stop in the library for...

This week the daily and one-time challenges were a little tougher. I had to take a trip to Charleston for baseball this weekend so it was difficult trying to keep my challenges in mind and stay up to date with them. I believe the more that we travel it will be a little bit easier each time to implement the daily challenges into the road trips...

I have really been enjoying the Eco-challenge, and have been pushing myself to remember the tasks everyday. This week I picked up four new challenges including turning things off, finding a local recycling depot, car sharing, and using a reusable water bottle. I would say the most difficult for me was the reusable water bottle. I am someone who...

My Eco challenge has been going well. I have continued my wellness actions and have added the other one time water and waste conservation challenges in the process. I would say that as time has passed on, it has become more part of my schedule and I have developed habits that have made it easier to complete my tasks everyday. I have also logged...

In this week’s experiments and daily challenges became a lot easier than the week prior to this. I say this because over time you develop a set schedule and pattern as you set in new ways to do every day things and go out of your way. However, as days pass and things become easier, you find yourself in a rhythm. For me, this is the case with my...

This week I chose to drive less and skip the straw. I have the tendency to drive a lot to my classes and drive uphill because I live off campus. This is more of a tendency I have in the winter months because it is colder out. I am more likely to walk everywhere on campus when it is warm out. I worked to drive one mile less a day. The mileage...

            For my third official week of the campus eco-challenge, we were asked to add two more tasks along with two one-time challenges from the waste and transportation categories, in order to help us become more cognizant of our contribution to harmful landfills and CO2 emissions from fuel. Out of the tasks for waste, I chose to use more...

I enjoyed challenging myself slightly more this week by adding new challenges from the waste and transportation categories. I chose to drive less and reduce my use of plastic bags and use a reusable bag. Many of the challenges to pick from this week were not very feasible for us to do now or may not apply to us as we are living on a college...