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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Maeve Igoe

Poly Prep Green Devils

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 260 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    12
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    26
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Maeve's actions

Transport

Test Drive an Electric Bike

#69 Electric Bikes

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 30 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 26.02 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

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 2
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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

    Maeve Igoe's avatar
    Maeve Igoe 4/04/2019 6:44 AM
    This was easier to do than expected and I might do this more often or everyday.