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October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Dorothea Ton

NSC Sustainability

""Work hard, be kind and amazing things will happen""

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 745 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    180
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    7.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    14
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Dorothea's actions

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will research toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Consider Switching to an Electric Vehicle

I will research or test drive an electric car or bike.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) per day from local producers.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero waste each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Complete a Recycler / Composter Training

I will sign up for a Recycler / Composter program in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Talk To My Friends

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 1 friends per day about the issue.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Keep a Nature Journal

I will journal each day about my experiences in nature.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate for More Food Options

I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at my school, grocery market, or workplace.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Dorothea Ton 10/15/2017 2:43 PM
    I recently I adpoted a pescetarian diet, it has been more than 2 weeks and Im doing really well. Has anyone done this before and what are your thoughts and advices?

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      Dorothea Ton 10/16/2017 10:17 PM
      Nice! I admire whoever can go longer than a month, left alone a year=)). You are awesome!!!! I did try going vegetarian for a month, but my diet is heavily fish sauced, and I cant live w/o it. So you can tell that it didnt go well for me. Till recently Ive learnt about pescetarian and Im so happy. It is perfect for me=))

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    Dorothea Ton 10/13/2017 1:27 PM
    How's everyone Ecochallenge going so far? =))

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    Dorothea Ton 10/13/2017 1:03 PM
    One more day to EcoChallenge! Yay! I'm super excited. This year I'm joining North Seattle College Eco Team (NSC) again. We are a team of four student and student leaders. We have been promoting Ecochallenge for the whole campus during the Welcome Back BBQ Day, as well as tabling every day since last Wednesday for students to sign up for 2017 challenge with NSC Eco team. The responds are quite well received and we have a number of students who signed up. Since it is just one more day before the challenge, the Sustainability coordinator also sent out an email to invite all the staffs and faculty to be on board with our team. We can't wait until the Ecochallenge officially opened to put on our best behaviours for the next coming two weeks, (not that we are not already doing some of the challenges on our own, but it is always better to be doing it in a group. The more the merrier!)
    Cheers!

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      Dorothea Ton 10/13/2017 1:04 PM
      This post is supposed to be one day before  Eco Challenge=))