Sarah Schroeder

PCC SOC 228 - Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
495 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

78

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Sarah'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 6 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

Do at Home

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Compost Food Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

Sarah Schroeder 11/01/2020 9:26 PM

The number one thing I noticed in composting my food waste as opposed to just throwing it away, was how quickly the compost container was filling up and in turn, how much food waste we really throw away. Once my compost material is ready, I plan to use it as planting soil for the various plants I have in and around my house!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables

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?

Sarah Schroeder 11/01/2020 9:22 PM

Before doing the EcoChallenge the single-use items I used regularly were that of plastic baggies and plastic food containers. In order to reduce these items I bought reusable bags to store food items in and packed my lunch in reusable containers each day.

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