Jacquelin Arndt

UCF Sustainability Training Series 2019

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participant impact

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Jacquelin's actions

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 4
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
Materials Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Jacquelin Arndt 4/05/2019 12:36 PM

Itt is hard to think how I can incorporate these Rs. We use a lot of paper plates in my house (I don't have a dish washer). Reducing the number of paperplates used per week is one way I can implement "reduce" and "refuse" in my life. Learning how to repair things may help, especially darning socks and clothing. My mom used to but in today's society we just toss and replace.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

Jacquelin Arndt 3/25/2019 8:06 AM

Usually I’d give my son a lot and sometimes he wouldn’t finish his plate and have to throw out the rest. I made a point not to do this and he took seconds. Nothing was thrown out

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Jacquelin Arndt 3/25/2019 8:05 AM

Parts of the roads on my route need work. There’s a trees roots pushing through on the road causing the road to become a hazard. I saw acat on a roofbut the owner said he did that a lot. Right now the sidewalks are fine, some areas needing fixing

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Jacquelin Arndt 3/22/2019 12:45 PM

What I will gain: I hope to gain a fuller understanding of the different aspects of sustainability.
What I will learn: I want to learn how I can make an impact, and the different ways to go about doing it. I also want to learn about each of the areas noted in the challenge areas.
What I will contribute: My opinions, ideas

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