Emmy de la Cruz (340)

YCP Spring 2025

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
185 THIS WEEK
646 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

131

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

168

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

36

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

532

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

8.0

hours

volunteered

Emmy's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 7 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY 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

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
Waste

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?
Emmy de la Cruz (340) 4/02/2025 10:06 PM
well, what I usually see a lot is that some people doesn't trust tap water to drink from there thinking that they may get sick from it or something, also I see people that just doesn't like the taste of that water so I guess one think that can be done is making a campaign that shows that tap water is not risky to consume.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Emmy de la Cruz (340) 4/02/2025 10:03 PM
well, what I usually do (also my family) is that we try to safe this kind of bags to at least use as trash bags for the house, so at least we can give it a second life. but honestly I always make sure that If I'm going to shopping or do groceries bring reusable bags.

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