Mary Farag

Penn State Altoona

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
160 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

10

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

15

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

0.2

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Mary's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 20 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Mary Farag 4/07/2022 12:44 PM

I use a Brita to fill it up with tap water so it can filter it and i fill up my reusable water bottle instead of using plastic water bottles. This has been my habit for a while and will be permanent because it saves so much money and plastic by just refilling and filtering the tap water.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Mary Farag 4/07/2022 11:30 AM

What makes this difficult for me is actually having the time in the morning to make coffee in a reusable cup rather than buying a disposable one when I get where I need to go. Time is the biggest issue for me and it makes me sad.

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