Yael Barak

HP Israel Green Team!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
459 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

4.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

104

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

11

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

75

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

74

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Yael's actions

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Do at Home

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 3 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 60 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

Do at Home

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus to reduce pollution in the environment and in local communities.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

Do at Home

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Join An Outdoor Project

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community while observing best practices in my region for not spreading COVID-19.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
Yael Barak 10/18/2020 11:25 PM
The biggest hurdle to stop using disposable cups is while traveling - as there are simply no means of washing reusable cups properly when you're on the road for 2 weeks. Luckily, with Corona that's not such an issue anymore as I don't travel... I guess there's some advantage in anything :-)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
Yael Barak 10/14/2020 10:40 PM
I use mostly plastic bags when purchasing something "on the go". I bought a small fabric shopping bag that folds into my bag and use it instead

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