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Gourav Tiwari

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 633 TOTAL

participant impact

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

Gourav's 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

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

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

Use Reusable Bags

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

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 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

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

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

Family

Glass Bottle Baby

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • Gourav Tiwari's avatar
    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?

    Gourav Tiwari's avatar
    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.