Basie Carter

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
236 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

180

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

180

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

45

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

183

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Basie'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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#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
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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

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 Try Carpooling

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 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?

Basie Carter 4/04/2019 11:05 AM

By recycling everything that can be recycled.

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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?

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 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?

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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