Basie Carter

participant impact

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 10
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#47 Bioplastic

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

COMPLETED 9
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#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 20 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 20.37 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 9
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#55 Household Recycling

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

COMPLETED 9
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Basie Carter 4/05/2019 10:11 AM
Carpooling is easy because I do that everyday anyway, but eating vegetarian is harder than I thought it would be.

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Basie Carter 4/05/2019 10:10 AM
It's hard to not eat meat but I feel good.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Basie Carter 4/04/2019 11:06 AM
I carpool with friends to school everyday.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

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?
Basie Carter 4/04/2019 11:05 AM
By recycling everything that can be recycled.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Basie Carter 4/04/2019 11:04 AM
I use straws the most, I have started using paper and reusable straws

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Basie Carter 4/03/2019 9:21 AM
I think North Americans eat more meat than any other countries because meat is so much easier to access here.

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