Roberta Richards

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
258 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

156

minutes

spent outdoors

Roberta's actions

Waste

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Do at Home

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Happiness

Do at Home

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Roberta Richards 10/28/2020 9:12 AM

Thanks to our EcoChallenge coordinators for organizing our participation. I really appreciated the nudges to do things that I had long intended to do. For example, I read about the indigenous tribes that lived in the area where I now reside, which was quite meaningful. I researched the landfills in this area -- good to know -- and found out that some items that I had assumed weren't recyclable actually are! Nice to be part of a team that cares so deeply about our Earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Prevent Recycling Contamination

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?

Roberta Richards 10/07/2020 2:42 PM

It's actually super easy to see what is recyclable, with a simple web search. I'm still not sure that all the plastics that we put in a recycling bin are truly recycled, now that China isn't taking our plastic garbage anymore, a reminder of the importance of reducing.

I was also happy to learn that shoe recycling is still available -- I guess I assumed that services like that would be shut down during the pandemic. Glad that this exercise gave me an excuse to do some searching.

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