Avalon Zhu

Capstone spring 2025

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
70 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

plastic bottle

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

pound of paper

has been saved
UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill

Avalon's 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Learn About Renewable Energy

I will spend 10 minutes learning more about renewable energy alternatives (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Avalon Zhu 4/13/2025 10:39 PM
In order to save plastic bags, I choose to use my gym bag instead of going to the supermarket. This bag has a large capacity, which is equivalent to about two bags. At my purchase frequency, I could theoretically save about 40 bags per quarter. What a staggering number

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- Amy Minato 4/14/2025 5:00 PM
  - TEAM CAPTAIN
  good idea! are there other disposable items you could replace with reusable?
  
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