Victoria Padilla

WSP USA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
260 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning

Victoria's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?
Victoria Padilla 4/12/2019 11:37 AM
I love my LED bulbs. Most of the bulbs in my home are LED energy efficient. Now you can practically get any bulb in LED. I put in a new light track in my kitchen which required special GU10 light bulbs but I was pleasantly surprised to find that they carried those bulbs in LED. My kitchen is so much brighter than the halogen would have been.

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Victoria Padilla 4/12/2019 11:29 AM
I try not to be so wasteful when it comes to expiration dates, use by and sell by dates. Most of the time the food is still good. If my fruits and veggies start over riping, I will either give them to my rabbits or throw them in the compost.

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Victoria Padilla 4/08/2019 9:20 AM
Mulching the base of my trees and plants has saved me a lot of water! Plus the leaves that are still there from fall/winter, are over my strawberries acting as an insulator.

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