Candy Tong

WBA Asia Global Sourcing

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
461 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

722

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

29

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

42

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

30

zero-waste meals

consumed

Candy's actions

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and BIPOC-majority neighborhoods. I will avoid buying and using 3 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Buy Bamboo

Bamboo Production

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Reduce Single-Use Disposables

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Candy Tong 4/30/2021 2:45 AM

coffee cups, we can use our own mug when buying coffee, most coffee shop offer discount or rewards for buy your own mug consumer behavior, this can save money as well as help to protect the earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Candy Tong 4/19/2021 3:23 AM

I enjoy walking in different weather, you can feel the heat from the sun when it is sunny, you can feel the water drops when you walk in the rain! More greenery will make it more relax and more enjoyable for the walk.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Candy Tong 4/19/2021 3:17 AM

will not dispose things that are still consumable, so as to reduce the waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Candy Tong 4/16/2021 1:51 AM

Without all the distractions, you can really enjoy the taste of the food, when you are more focus on your meal, you may chew more for every bite, this is good for our digestion and health.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Candy Tong 4/16/2021 1:46 AM

Water, coz that's essential resources for human being, no one can survive without this resources. We should always save this valuable resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Buy Bamboo

Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?

Candy Tong 3/30/2021 2:46 AM

yes, there are toothbrush, brushes, furniture made with bamboo and easy to consume by public in our community.

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