Phineas Wharton

Asheville High School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
651 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

62

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

62

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

68

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

29

minutes

spent learning

Phineas's actions

Health

Learn More about Food Apartheid

What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 34
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 36
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 36
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Learn More about Food Apartheid

What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

Phineas Wharton 11/15/2023 9:49 AM

It can make people obese, thin, have deficiencies. It could make a community work worse.It could make community more resilient as it can make peopl,e healthier and physically and mentally stronger.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Phineas Wharton 11/09/2023 9:02 AM

I could incorporate other "R's" into my lifestyle by reusing plastic containers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Phineas Wharton 11/07/2023 9:41 AM

I dont think anything stands in the way of making this a habit. Knowing the difference I am making by doing this it makes me feel indifferent.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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?

Phineas Wharton 11/07/2023 9:26 AM

The barrier to me is that using a reusable bottle takes more effort. I could make this a permanent habit by bringing a reusable water bottle to school every day.

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