Sanyissa Secor

PCC SOC 228 - Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
326 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.7

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

157

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

0.3

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

12

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Sanyissa's actions

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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 7
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 Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Sanyissa Secor 10/08/2020 12:40 PM

I started going "paperless" after I noticed how often I don't really every check my mail (whoops), and how when I do, I literally have a stack full of papers that will all just go to waste anyways. The fact that you can save a lot of money through most companies now choosing to go paperless was also a factor. I definitely feel a lot better this way because there is so much less clutter, and with everything consolidated to my phone or email it also makes it easier to keep track of everything. I try to use the same idea with taking notes or doing schoolwork, as I will mostly use my laptop or phone instead of notebooks. This is definitely a work in progress, as notebooks feel more natural to me.

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