Shan Hampton
"Let's work together to reduce our carbon footprint. Every action counts! "
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UP TO480minutesspent exercising
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
Shan's actions
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
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.
Buildings and Cities
Go for a Daily Walk
#54 Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
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?
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Shan Hampton 4/24/2019 8:01 PMCaptains Carrie and Aimee, special thanks to you for organizing this Eco challenge, the whole family has really enjoyed it. It is a lot to think about for improving our environmental impact. -
Shan Hampton 4/24/2019 7:56 PMYes, great team! Thank you all! You guys are so inspiring and I learned a lot here.
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Shan Hampton 4/14/2019 7:53 PMYesterday we went on a walk in a park while waiting for our son's swimming competition. We saw a lot of birds, including a big one in attached photo.
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Carrie Tai 4/15/2019 5:46 PMWow so beautiful! Thanks for sharing the picture! -
Andy Hampton 4/14/2019 7:58 PMA Great Blue Heron. We also saw a lovely little flock of Golden Crowned Kinglits flitting around in the trees, very active little birds. It was beautiful.
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Shan Hampton 4/10/2019 7:59 PMI went to Starbucks today to meet with a friend. This time I remembered to ask for using a mug before they filled up the coffee cup. I don't buy coffee much so it has been hard for me to remember to bring my own refillable cup.-
Sandy Bill 4/10/2019 8:25 PMFantastic!
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Shan Hampton 4/06/2019 8:18 PMHappy Birthday Matt! You are officially same age as Simon :)-
Feidi Wang 4/07/2019 4:40 AMThanks Shan!
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Shan Hampton 4/04/2019 7:01 PMI went to the recycling depot at Thornhill Community Center dropped off 2 big bags of Styrofoam today and saw some people doing the same there, felt encouraging. I was also surprised that there is a book exchange in the recycling depot-people drop off books that they don't want and pick up books they like, what a great idea!-
Carrie Tai 4/05/2019 5:31 AMInteresting about the book exchange! We usually drop off books we no longer read to the library, but this is also a great idea!
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Shan Hampton 4/03/2019 6:19 PMI will try to do more repair - I am taking my wallet and a pair of boots with broken zippers to the repair shop so that I can keep using them. We are also trying to make a trip to the recycling depot this week to drop off Styrofoam we saved.-
Carrie Tai 4/03/2019 6:21 PMI have a whole bag saved up for you! :-) Thank you for taking it off our hands. If you want, we can do the next trip!
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Shan Hampton 4/03/2019 8:39 AMI learned something about recycling today. Simon, this could have added to your debate regarding recycling- it reduce emissions therefore fighting climate change. "The household and industrial recycling solutions were modeled together and include metals, plastic, glass, and other materials, such as rubber, textiles, and e-waste. Paper products and organic wastes are treated in separate waste management solutions. Emissions reductions stem from avoiding emissions associated with landfilling and from substituting recycled materials for virgin feedstock. With about 50 percent of recycled materials coming from households, if the average worldwide recycling rate increases to 65 percent of total recyclable waste, household recycling could avoid 2.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. "-
Simon Hampton 4/05/2019 5:51 PMI'm sorry, at the end of my other reply, I said recycling materials uses more than 60% more energy than getting new materials, but it is actually supposed to be the other way around! Oops! -
Simon Hampton 4/05/2019 5:42 PMI did use it as a counterargument! My opponent said that recycling does have its harms to the environment, and then I asked the question: What would happen if we didn't recycle? That basically won me the debate because if we were to stop recycling because it has a few harms, even bigger harms would pop up because of the lack of recycling. Also, I found out that recycling materials uses more than 60% more energy than getting new materials, something like that.
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Shan Hampton 3/25/2019 6:27 PMThank you Carrie for hosting a Kickoff meeting, looking forward to it!
