Jonathan Rifkin

Green Electronics Council

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Jonathan's actions

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 7 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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Jonathan Rifkin 4/23/2019 6:09 AM

This is something that I had already been doing though due to this challenge I paid closer attention to waste. I realized that my biggest waste contribution of unrecylable material was diapers. I discussed moving to cloth diapers with my wife. She said no. I have to say I kind of agreed with her when comparing the pros and cons and the impact on convenience in our lives.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Jonathan Rifkin 4/23/2019 6:07 AM

I found this harder than I thought it would be. I did it some days but not others.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Jonathan Rifkin 4/18/2019 10:26 AM

Very interesting. I'll begin to trust my nose and eyes more than the use-by/sell-by date?

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