Geneva Coffee
4/29/2021 10:51 AM
It will lower my energy cost, tracks my usage and reduce carbon emissions into our environment.
Geneva Coffee
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 936 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO20lightbulbsreplaced
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UP TO33meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO580minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO48zero-waste mealsconsumed
Geneva's actions
Buildings
Replace Manual Thermostats
Smart Thermostats
I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.
Industry
Go Paperless
Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Industry
Recycle Everything I Can
Recycling
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, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.
Land Sinks
Buy Bamboo
Bamboo Production
When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Webinar Guest Speaker Shelly Dearhart
My action is to be more mindful about sea life and how our food in provided. Understand we need to protect our sea life.
Transportation
Car eco mood
Many new cars have eco mood that most people don't turn on. By using the eco mood it allows us to increase fuel efficiency. My goal is to always have eco mood on in my car.
Action Track: Climate Resilience
Plant Based Hand Sanitizer
With Covid the world is using a lot of hand sanitizer. Because of this I did some research and found there is an all natural hand sanitizer made with plant based alcohol. I have switched myself and my family over to only using plant base sanitizer.
Industry
Choose Recycled Paper
Recycled Paper
I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.
Industry
Practice the 5 R's
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.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Zero-waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Health and Education
Webinar, Guest Speaker Dr. Wallace J Nichols
Learn how water is a very important tool to help our body and mind relax.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Use Cold Water to Wash your Cloths
About 90% of the energy used by the washing machine during laundry goes towards heating the water. Using cold water to wash some of your clothes eliminates this energy. This decreasing your carbon footprint. It's as easy as switching to cool water.
Electricity
Choose LED Bulbs
LED Lighting
I will replace 20 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants
Farm Irrigation Efficiency
I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings Replace Manual ThermostatsHow do you anticipate replacing your thermostats for smart ones will positively impact your life?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Practice the 5 R'sWhat are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Geneva Coffee 4/28/2021 9:05 AMMore R's I can add. Re-gift things you don't want but other's may enjoy, Don't have much Rot, Repair items instead of trashing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Buy BambooAre bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?
Geneva Coffee 4/28/2021 8:56 AMBamboo product is available in my area. I just purchase an outdoor set that is made up of bamboo. In todays world even if bamboo is not available in stores go online. There are other alternatives as well. There are companies out there that will only make product from recycled plastic. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Recycle Everything I CanHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
Geneva Coffee 4/28/2021 8:50 AMTake a look at everything you are throwing out. So many od us just throw things in the trash that are recyclable. Try to repair items that break around the house. We live in a world when something breaks it's just easy to trash it and buy new. If we take a minute and see if we can repair things we reduce what we are putting in our dumps. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
Geneva Coffee 4/28/2021 8:34 AMPeople in richer countries consume more calories, more proteins per then those in poorer countries. A larger fraction of their protein intake comes from animal-based products, especially meat. Livestock is driven by demand. There has been resent studies on this and it has been found that lower income people everywhere are eating more animal products as well. This is due to their incomes rise above poverty level and as they become urbanized. Eating meat high in fat can increased risk of certain disease's. This also affect our planet by the carbon footprint. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Go PaperlessWhat do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Geneva Coffee 4/28/2021 8:03 AMGo more paperless, save more on the computer instead of printing everything out. -
Geneva Coffee 4/22/2021 7:59 AMSince starting Ecochallenge I have learned a lot about myself. I am really focusing on being more mindful of my day to day habits. Think more before I make a purchase, I now look for product that helps our environment and my health. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-waste CookingIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Geneva Coffee 4/16/2021 3:31 PMUse them in a sauce. Just blend the whole vegetable and make a sauce or some may call It crazy. Most gravy/sauce is made from 100% vegetable's. It's very good, and good for your health as well.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Choose Recycled PaperGood job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?
Geneva Coffee 4/16/2021 3:27 PMWork with a team on how we can move more towards recycling materials, do our best to switch personally and within our company. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Mulch the Base of Trees and PlantsName some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
Geneva Coffee 4/16/2021 3:23 PMLocally, fertilizer, pesticides, polluting water. Globally: Nature disaster, Dumping waste in our river's and oceans. How I can help. I pick litter when I see it, mulch my grass and garden. Never poor anything down sink's, or drain's other then soup and water from washing. Never use my garbage disposal.