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Gourav Tiwari

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 633 TOTAL

participant impact

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    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
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    3.0
    conversations
    with people
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    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    150
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    17
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    34
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    19
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    17
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    17
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Gourav's actions

Family

Glass Bottle Baby

I will replace 2 plastic bottles with glass or stainless steel alternatives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Visit A Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Gourav Tiwari 7/25/2019 10:22 AM
    Visiting waste management facility is an eye opener, it helps to "know more about your trash"

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    Gourav Tiwari 7/17/2019 3:20 PM
    Simply use glass or water bottle to skip straws, good for health and good for mother-earth:
    https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/health/6-health-reasons-why-plastic-straws-are-actually-the-worst/
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Family Glass Bottle Baby
    How can you take your commitment to sustainable living beyond yourself and your family? How can you, personally, work toward broader change?

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    Gourav Tiwari 6/18/2019 10:30 AM
    By educating new parents about use of Glass/StainlessSteel milk-bottles for babies, I can take commitment beyond my family.