Kristina Rivera

Seton Hall University

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
560 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

165

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

12

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

285

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

38

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Kristina's 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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 12 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 19
DAILY 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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Install a Toilet Bank

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
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?

Kristina Rivera 4/17/2019 6:09 AM

Confusion on the meaning behind the different date labels on food leads to billions of pounds of food waste every year. Prior to the expiration date challenge I had no clue what the difference was.

Sell by is aimed at the retailers and tells them when it should come off the shelves.
Use by and Best by are aimed at us the consumers of when it is best to consume the product.

These dates do not mean the products cannot be eaten after. The dates offer recommendations of when the food quality will begin to decrease. With this is mind, I will not immediately through anything out that has passed its expiration date unless the physical quality tells me otherwise.

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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?

Kristina Rivera 4/10/2019 10:52 AM

I use plastic bags very often when going to the grocery store. I should purchase some eco-friendly shopping bags for my trips.

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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?

Kristina Rivera 4/10/2019 10:49 AM

I could incorporate other "R's" by Reducing the amount of food I serve myself and Reuse a water container to avoid using plastic bottle. Implementing these actions make me feel great because I know it is making a contribution to our lovely planet!

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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?

Kristina Rivera 4/10/2019 10:44 AM

Eating smaller portions physically for our bodies is the healthier way to eat. To speed up our metabolism we should eat smaller portions but eat more portions throughout the day.

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