Tony Lo
4/17/2020 8:33 AM
Eating local foods translates to fewer miles needed to deliver them to households. Also consuming less meat can reduce the amount of methane released.
Tony Lo
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO36plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO84gallons of waterhave been saved
Tony's actions
Food
Vedge Pledge and Webinar
I challenge you to go veg for a week. Sign up and I will provide you with daily updates during the week of the challenge (April 20th to 25th - send me an email that you want to join at [email protected]) We will have a webinar on Wednesday, April 22nd (Earth Day) at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern about the environmental impacts of food. Join the webinar and/or take the pledge :)
Climate
Calculate Personal Carbon Footprint
Complete your personal carbon footprint calculator. Go to www.wsppact.com and answer the questions for each section. The process takes about 10 minutes. Details about your utility bills and travel will be required. Please be as accurate as you can, but it’s not required to search for receipts.
Fresh Water
Dishwasher Efficiency
I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.
Fresh Water
Conserve Toilet Water
I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.
Fresh Water
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Fresh Water
Water-Friendly Beauty Products
Avoid beauty products with micro beads or harsh chemicals that will feed into the ground and your water supply.
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?
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Tony Lo 5/01/2020 12:24 PMLittle things can make a difference especially when aggregated across many people! -
Tony Lo 4/30/2020 9:18 AMIt may be a small thing, but we're requesting delivery of items/packages in as few trips as possible even it means delaying deliveries for consolidation. -
Tony Lo 4/27/2020 9:46 AMStarted meatless Mondays to reduce our meat consumption a bit. May expand this to another day (maybe if the kids will go for it)! -
Tony Lo 4/27/2020 9:44 AMFinally got our family's toilet flushing habits down last week, Great to know we are using about half of the water we used to for flushes! -
Tony Lo 4/21/2020 9:12 AMDriving far less than usual, obviously, in light of this COVID challenge, But even so, we're trip chaining on shopping days to further reduce driving. Working out really nicely! Have also been cutting down on red meat consumption, -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Vedge Pledge and WebinarHow does food impact your carbon footprint?