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Hayden Cleck (103)

YCP Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 35 THIS WEEK
  • 377 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    13
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    110
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Hayden's actions

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-Waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meals with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 10 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 14
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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-Waste Cooking
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

    Hayden Cleck (103)'s avatar
    Hayden Cleck (103) 10/08/2024 8:48 PM
    Honestly I don't know. Im new to this whole thing.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Reduce Single-Use Disposables
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

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    Hayden Cleck (103) 10/08/2024 8:46 PM
    I regularly use straws from places I buy drinks at, I could just use the side of the cup and not even use a lid.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 2
    How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

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    Hayden Cleck (103) 10/08/2024 8:44 PM
    Pretty difficult, I eat a lot because I am very physically active, so finding things free of those listed was hard
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Practice the 5 Rs
    What are some more "Rs" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

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    Hayden Cleck (103) 10/07/2024 10:43 AM
    I could reuse some of the plastic bottles that I have to help reduce the amount of plastic in landfills and found in the ocean