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Carene Campbell

Heartland College Summer 2024 EASC 111

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 160 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.6
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    carbon footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Carene's actions

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 20 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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  • Carene Campbell's avatar
    Carene Campbell 7/02/2024 6:30 PM
    Choosing to make little changes is not difficult! We've just become accustomed to convenience!!!

    • Janet  Beach Davis's avatar
      Janet Beach Davis 7/03/2024 8:45 AM
      And sometimes those little choice make life easier. I don't like taking out the trash, so I choose to bring less non-recyclables into the house.