Holland Rhoads

Franklin Lightning

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
113 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

70

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

70

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Holland's actions

Food

Compost Food Waste

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

People

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Oceans

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When marine wildlife ingest plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Oceans

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Holland Rhoads 4/27/2020 12:22 PM
While I have actually been using straws a lot, I will commit to always washing them and reusing them so I never have to throw them out and I don't exceed more than two straws always.

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