Parthenia Hanna-Alla

Seton Hall University

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participant impact

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252

gallons of water

have been saved

Parthenia's actions

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Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

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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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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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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Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

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Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
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What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?
Parthenia Hanna-Alla 4/10/2019 2:22 PM
The faucet in my bathroom tends to leak water. My dad was able to prevent the faucet from further leaking water by tightening the pipes to make sure there were no additional leaks. This has helped reduce the amount of water leaked out from the sink.

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What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Parthenia Hanna-Alla 4/10/2019 2:16 PM
I will trying using reusable water bottles, bringing my own bags to the grocery store instead of using plastic bags, and using a thermostat to the Dunkin on campus for coffee.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?
Parthenia Hanna-Alla 4/10/2019 2:09 PM
When buying notebooks for my classes I will be sure to look for notebooks made from recycled paper and will be sure to fill up old notebooks before buying new ones

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Parthenia Hanna-Alla 4/10/2019 1:29 PM
These past few weeks, I have made an effort to reduce my use of plastic by using my water bottle container vs. using a plastic plastic water bottle. It has been tricky, since I often forget to carry my reusable water bottle with me and will sometimes opt to purchase a water bottle instead. Though by looking at pictures of plastic waste and seeing its effect on the ocean, I am constantly being reminded to bring my water reusable water with me wherever I go.

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