Alina Mihaela Popescu

HP Bucharest

POINTS TOTAL

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190 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

46

gallons of water

have been saved
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0.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
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5.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

0.5

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

1.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Alina Mihaela's actions

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

Do at Home

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

Do at Home

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 1 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

Do at Home

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 1 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

USED COOKING OIL RECYCLE

If we do not properly dispose of cooking oil, there will be effects on the environment. From 1 l of cooking oil, we can obtain 900 ml biodiesel. Campaign to recycle our used cooking oil from our homes

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work From Home

Do at Home

I will work from home 5 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Sign Up to Vote

Do at Home

I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

Do at Home

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 15 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/28/2020 12:52 PM

I use plastic bags, that could be replaced with cotton bags, that can be reused.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/28/2020 12:51 PM

Pollution, chemicals. Use fewer chemicals and try natural detergents and reduce pollution

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Try a New Way to Prep

Canning and pickling food is a great way to have delicious summer fruits and vegetables all year round. Just make sure to follow the canning and pickling guidelines from the USDA or another trusted source. What are some foods that you would like to preserve and enjoy later in the year?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/28/2020 12:49 PM

I would most enjoy pickles.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Engage In Active Listening

What was it like to actively listen to someone? How did both people and the conversation(s) benefit from active listening?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/28/2020 12:46 PM

Paying more attention to details and to people's reactions. Be more attentive to my state of mind and what do I show to others

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Work From Home

It takes the average worker in the United States 26 minutes to travel to work. One way to fix long commutes would be to make cities more affordable. An even simpler option: promote the use of telework. How have you used technology to replace in-person meetings or work this year?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/11/2020 11:44 PM

I am working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, it's been 7 months, in which I replaced in-person meetings with virtual calls. I also saved 2 hours/day by not taking the subway to the office.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Sign Up to Vote

Why is voting important to creating a just, sustainable, and thriving world? In what other ways can you actively participate in important decision-making?

Alina Mihaela Popescu 10/11/2020 11:41 PM

I think each one of us can make a change, by voting. Voting for me means to speak up for the change that I want to see in the future. It is about everything. From choosing our leaders, who to represent us, to the infrastructure and investments that are being made, to education and the mindset that is spread among us. This is a moment when we can bring value to our lives and to our children's lives. I think that we all have to answer to this question: "What kind of life do you want to live?"

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