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February 27 - March 20, 2019
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Naomi Jarvis

CMU Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 855 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    152
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    95
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    95
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    8.3
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    42
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables

Naomi's actions

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 5-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Upgrade My Windows

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Avoid Disposables

I will not use any disposable straws, plates, cups, or cutlery.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/19/2019 6:18 PM
    Air travel day today. SAS gave us plastic bottles of water & juice. I failed on my composting, 5 minute outdoor walk and avoiding disposables objectives, but surprised the flight attendant by carrying off my empty plastic bottles for recycling.  Will email them to suggest that the airline should collect them separately for recycling, it'd be easy enough to do and Scandinavia is generally much more enviro-conscious than most. 

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/18/2019 11:58 AM
    Real (non-disposable) crockery & silverware at breakfast should be a selling point for hotels.  I would pay extra for it.  I so dislike styrofoam cups, yuk. 

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/08/2019 11:51 AM
    Woohoo!! The prizes are real!!  Isn't this awesome?!  I love Phipps (and I cannot remember when I last won something, I have filled in several hundred slips (one per visit) for the Trader Joe reusable shopping bag raffles, still hopeful) so YAY!!  Have a great weekend, everyone! :-) 

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/04/2019 6:26 AM
    A pic from the walk half of this morning's (bus/walk) commute :-)  

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/04/2019 6:24 AM
    Yay for Wegmans!!   Read this:

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/03/2019 6:27 AM
    ... and I did.  I emailed Wegmans to suggest that they provide real cutlery and plates for the cafe use, as they already have washing up facilities to deal with the food prepared in-store, and failing that, next best would be compostable cutlery & plates, and do they partner with a local compost collector to compost their food waste?  Worst case outcome is that it gives them something to think about.  :D

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/03/2019 6:10 AM
    Does it count as disposable cutlery if I take it home and reuse it?  
    (My collection is getting annoying.  I remembered to decline take-out cutlery in Panera in the morning but the day out was longer than planned and we ended up eating dinner in Wegman's. Wegmans could provide compostable plates & cutlery.  I will email them).

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/02/2019 6:16 PM
    This is good news: https://www.traderjoes.com/announcement/packaging-improvements

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    Naomi Jarvis 3/01/2019 6:20 PM
    Failed on the disposable cutlery ban - went to Choolaah for dinner.  Could have taken my own cutlery but did not.  Thought they probably wouldn't want to put the food onto one of my plates.  

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    Naomi Jarvis 2/27/2019 6:34 PM
    My new Yimby!!!  put together just in time.