Daniela Villicana

Carbon Cutters

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
331 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

547

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

547

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

236

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

365

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning

Daniela's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost or worm bin where I live.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 15
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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 30 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Recycle Everything I Can

Recycling; Recycled Metals; Recycled Plastics

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, including electronics and metals.

COMPLETED 4
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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Daniela Villicana 3/22/2025 8:13 PM
Smaller portions help us waste less food, and have more control over our food

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Daniela Villicana 3/22/2025 8:11 PM
I was able to walk around my neighborhood this morning.

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Daniela Villicana 3/22/2025 8:10 PM
I carpooled with my family to a family member’s birthday party in San Jose.

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Daniela Villicana 3/21/2025 10:00 PM
Was able to carpool with four of my friends to Santa Cruz and back home.

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Daniela Villicana 3/21/2025 9:58 PM
I want to Santa Cruz today, was able to walk around the city enjoy downtown. I liked how walkable Santa Cruz was and enjoyed my time there

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