Mara Clifton
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Participant Impact
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up to660minutesnot spent in front of a screen
Mara's Actions
Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community.
Waste
Avoid Disposables
I will not use any disposable plates, cups, or utensils.
Simplicity
Less Screen Time
I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time per day with other activities.
Waste
Personal Waste Audit
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
Energy
Heat and Cool Naturally
I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.
Feed
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Mara Clifton 10/21/2017 4:22 PMI'm 600 pages into the extended edition of The Stand because I challenged myself to replace screen time but not lying down time. -
Mara Clifton 10/18/2017 6:52 PMThe bulk of the waste I've accrued this week is from the vacuum. Looking forward to the day we take out the synthetic carpet and I can start composting the stuff the vacuum picks up.-
Mara Clifton 10/18/2017 6:57 PMOops I should really qualify this by saying that my biggest contribution to the landfill is my dog's waste, but for obvious reasons I am not collecting that in the house.
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Mara Clifton 10/17/2017 10:33 AMSad to say a couple of paper napkins were taken from me at restaurants so I couldn't bring them home to burn or compost. I need to remember to bring cloth ones. Almost made up for it by fishing a bunch of paper towels out of the communal house trash to burn. -
Mara Clifton 10/14/2017 7:41 PMDoes anyone buy butter that doesn't come in disposable wrappers? Trying to figure how to go zero waste on this without having to churn my own. -
Mara Clifton 10/12/2017 9:16 AMClifton family has the wood stove fired up. By the end of the day, it gets the house up a couple degrees warmer than we are willing to set the thermostat. -
Mara Clifton 10/11/2017 5:43 PMI'm putting together some kits of utensils to keep in the car and house for eating on the go or take-out. Each kit will contain a metal straw, fork, knife, spoon and cloth napkin.