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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Taren Siano

Seton Hall University

"I want to recylce more "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
186 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

40

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

331

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

40

miles

not traveled by car

Taren's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 10.19 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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?
Taren Siano 4/10/2019 2:23 PM
I have to go to student teaching once a week so I can car pool with the other people that also student teach at the same school.

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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?
Taren Siano 4/10/2019 2:22 PM
I could use reuse in my life more by trying to reuse the different this that I obtain and trying to find another purpose for the object. I would refuse buying a plastic waterbottle or anything that has plastic. I can repurpose things like old furniture and use them. It feels good to consider implenting the "R's" into my life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Taren Siano 4/10/2019 2:19 PM
Another benefit that eating smaller portions is it is better for my health and would help me to possible lose weight.

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