Kiarah Leonard

SU Sustainability Warriors

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
345 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

19

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

15

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

24

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

57

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Kiarah's actions

Waste

Skip the Straw

Do at Home

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

Do at Home

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my Household

Do at Home

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Encourage my company and/or organization to measure and manage their carbon footprint

Do at Home

Organizations have a responsibility to make sustainable business decisions. To understand how to improve sustainable practices, it’s important to start with understanding the current impact. I will share the Tradewater Business Carbon Calculator with my organization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Kiarah Leonard 10/25/2020 11:48 AM

After trying to commit to becoming more eco-friendly, I understand why it becomes really hard to live with people who don't have the same "eco-goals" as you. It's hard because you want them to join in with you but you can't force your ideas on people as well. It definitely becomes an internal dilemma.

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Kiarah Leonard 10/19/2020 9:12 AM

I starting to realize that when you are choosing to go Ecofriendly, you giving up many things that just make life easy and that is why most people don't stick to eco-friendly choices. I feel like it is a convention to drink from a straw so everyone does it. When I'm making my eco-friendly discussion, I always shape my thought process in a way that is either " am I going to make a selfish decision or choose the environment" when I do this I always choose the environment because....duh. But I wish others would try this framework, it might help you make the eco-friendly decision.

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Kiarah Leonard 10/13/2020 10:50 AM

SU Riverhawks we got this!

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