Brittani Chavez

CUNY SPS - Fall 2024

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0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
80 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning

Brittani's actions

Transportation

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Learn about Carbon Offsets

I will spend 20 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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 0
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
Industry Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

Brittani Chavez 9/28/2024 9:28 PM

I think that by shopping at thrift stores or small businesses will allow me to keep my own personal style but not contribute to the problem of fast fashion. It will also keep items out of landfills. Also, I want to start shopping at more festivals and communities’ stores for my accessories. Using small businesses will ensure that I am not contributing to the fast fashion industry.

Also, shopping second hand or small business will ensure that I am getting pieces that will last longer than if I would purchase them from any retail or fast fashion companies. This will save me money in the long run as well because I won’t have to keep spending money on objects that didn’t last long enough.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Food Waste

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Brittani Chavez 9/28/2024 9:28 PM

I would rather spend that money on helping pay off my debts. Paying off my debts is going to benefit me in the long run. That money would definitely be more beneficial when applied to my future than it does just going in the trash.

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