Lily Korich

Spring 2019 HON 190

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
372 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

450

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

34

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Lily'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 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 25 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

Lily Korich 4/23/2019 5:55 AM

Reduce...the amount of plastic I utilize in one day.
Reuse...water bottles, grocery bags, and other packages.
Refuse...waist!
Repair...local wildlife environments.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Lily Korich 4/23/2019 5:53 AM

My choice to walk rather than use an motorized vehicle allows me to engage more on campus. I bump into classmates, professors, and friends. I stop and get to chit-chat for some time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Eliminate Toxic Plastics

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Lily Korich 4/09/2019 1:58 PM

I would often use plastic coffee cups when I would visit our coffee shop in the university center. However, since the challenge I have strayed from using those disposable cups for a more friendly alternative of reusable coffee mugs.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Lily Korich 4/09/2019 1:56 PM

It was relatively easy because I have enough options to choose from at the University commons. I was more mindful of what I was eating.

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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?

Lily Korich 4/09/2019 1:56 PM

I have noticed that I have more energy throughout the day when I walk. I am enjoying the sunny weather and the fresh air. I enjoy walks with less infrastructure so I tend to hike on trails down by the river.

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