Waseem Ahamed A
"Contributing to greener environment is equal to contributing ourselves."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 100 THIS WEEK
- 1,483 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1,007milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO1,007milestraveled by bus
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UP TO-249.9pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO77pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO66plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO30advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO75minutesspent learning
Waseem Ahamed's actions
Freshwater + Oceans
Reduce Pollutants in Cleaning
Understanding cleaning product ingredients and their effect on water and biodiversity is helpful to our consumer choices. I will spend 10 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
Climate + Air
Carbon Footprint reduction through walking
I always prefer to take steps to hotel for my dinner instead of using any modes of vehicle
Land + Forests
Choose Eco-Friendly Wood and Paper
Trees provide food and habitat for local wildlife species, shade our streets and homes, and help keep our air and water clean by capturing pollutants. Buying products that help protect forests makes a difference. I will only purchase wood, furniture, and paper products from ecologically certified sources such as Forest Stewardship Council.
Land + Forests
Personal Waste Audit
The waste we create daily can go unnoticed. I will track the waste I create in a day and post a photo log on the feed to see how much I create and where I can make different choices to reduce my waste going forward.
Land + Forests
Zero Waste Day
The impacts of our waste are far reaching. I will create zero waste for an entire day and share my reflections and learnings on the feed.
Land + Forests
Plant Trees
Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant 1 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Climate + Air
Online Energy Audit
Energy use and waste is often invisible. I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Climate + Air
Calculate My Carbon Impact
Carbon emissions can show up in many surprising ways in our life. I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Plastic in Clothing and Water
Synthetic clothing can contain plastic and shed harmful microplastics into our water. I will use a microplastics catcher in my laundry, or install a microplastics filter for my washing machine.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Endangered Species
Wildlife and biodiversity play an important role on our planet and are being threatened each year. I will spend 5 minutes each day learning about the current status of local or global wildlife and how I can align my actions to support their livelihood.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Seek Alternative Gifts and Souvenirs
When traveling, I will seek souvenirs that support local communities and do not cause harm to the environment or wildlife.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Invest in Nature
A healthy world needs both our daily actions and support from larger systems. I will spend 30 minutes learning about how I can use my investments and savings to advance environmental sustainability.
Climate + Air
Use Public Transit
Public transportation reduces pollution, improves community, and creates safe streets. I will use public transit 31 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Land + Forests
Forest-Friendly Foods
I will look for sustainable palm oil products with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSP) label. I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation and opt for ones that help sustain healthy communities and forests.
Freshwater + Oceans
Go Plastic-Free
Millions of tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide. Each day, I will conduct a plastics audit of what I buy and use throughout the challenge (kitchen, bathroom, personal care products, etc.), to see how single-use plastic shows up in my life. I will find plastic-free alternatives to these products and advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, product manufacturers, at work, or on campus.
Action Track: Community
Sustainability Lunch and Learn
Learning in a social setting can inspire connection and change. I will work with a friend or colleague to plan and host a lunch and learn at work, school, in my neighborhood or other location to learn more about an environmental topic important to me. After the lunch and learn, I will share more about it on the feed.
Action Track: Community
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
Action Track: Community
Keep My Community Clean
At times it may not feel like it's up to us to keep our community clean and healthy, but we all have a role to play. Each day I am outside, I will pick up any litter I see.
Freshwater + Oceans
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
Itr's estimated over a billion water bottles are thrown away each year. Even if they were recycled, that still uses energy and resources from the earth. I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Action Track: Community
JOIN OR CREATE A GREEN TEAM AT EMERSON
I will continue to contribute to Emerson's environmental sustainability goals beyond April by learning more about the Global Green Teams Network, joining a team near me, or maybe even creating a new team.
Action Track: Community
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT EMERSON
I will sign up to the Sustainability Aficionados distribution list to receive global news on sustainability at Emerson, including world news and Greening OF, BY, and WITH news.
Action Track: Community
TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE ON LINKEDIN
I will take at least one photograph that is connected with this year's theme of Nature Conservation & Biodiversity (for example an urban park, bee hives, birds and other animals...) and I will post it on LinkedIn with the hashtags #EarthMonthEcochallenge #EarthMonthAtEmerson.
Action Track: Community
ATTEND THE ECOCHALLENGE CONSERVATION WEBINAR
On Wed 24th April, I will attend the Earth Month Ecochallenge Webinar on Conservation to learn about what individuals, companies and other organizations can do to promote biodiversity and nature protection.
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?
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/30/2024 7:07 AMI would like to share in this last day of Eco challenge month that, we should take a vow to keep up our good work that we followed in this entire month as our day-to-day life activity or habits so as to contribute as much as can to our mother earth.-
Fatimah Ashour 4/30/2024 10:26 AMDeal!
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/29/2024 9:59 AMThought of sharing some good ways to reduce plastic pollution:
1. Wean ourselves off disposable plastics (e.g. grocery bags, plastic wrap, disposable cutlery, straws, coffee-cup lids).
2. Stop buying water.
3. Boycott microbeads in beauty products.
4. Purchasing items secondhand.
5. Recycling.
6. Supporting a bag tax or ban.
7. Buying in bulk.
8. Bringing our own shopping bag.-
Fatimah Ashour 4/29/2024 12:04 PM👍🏻 -
Max Moncur 4/29/2024 10:02 AMi love bringing my own bags places, also knowing they wont rip on me haha!
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/28/2024 10:27 AMWe can try to reduce ordering foods from the restaurants. This will save more items involved in packaging, especially the paper and plastics which are a direct or indirect harm to our environment.-
Parinita Gaydhane 4/28/2024 10:33 AMNice information
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/27/2024 12:47 AMHaving a plant nearby our vicinity and taking care of it make us feel like growing a child of our own...!-
Fatimah Ashour 4/28/2024 9:14 AMCorrect! 👍🏻 -
Malik Alamri 4/28/2024 12:00 AMAgree
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/26/2024 9:55 AMThe World Environment Day has been celebrated on June 5 each year and the World Environment Day theme for 2023 is "Solution to plastic pollution" and the event was hosted by Cote d'Ivoire. It is a reminder that people's actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action.-
Fatimah Ashour 4/28/2024 9:14 AM👍🏻
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/25/2024 1:48 AMSome good ways to reduce electricity usages:
1. Use fewer lights and energy-efficient bulbs.
2. Purchase energy-efficient appliances and electronics and operate them efficiently.
3. Turn off or unplug appliances and electronics when not in use or on vacation.
4. Use an advanced power strip to reduce "vampire loads".
5. Turn off the heat when not at home or use it only when necessary.
6. Seal windows and leaks to prevent heat loss.
7. Replace old water and other heaters with energy-efficient models.
8. Consider using solar power as an alternative energy source.-
Fatimah Ashour 4/27/2024 12:11 PMHelpful 👍🏻 -
Narciso Abella 4/25/2024 1:59 AMGreat list! Thanks as it may serve as a reminder list again.
Some are simple tips and probably we were really doing it before or are doing it but unaware that those saves electricity.
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mohammed shameem 4/25/2024 1:53 AMGood Tips! Really useful & help in Saving energy.
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/23/2024 12:36 PMEffective strategies to reduce pollutants in cleaning products:
1. While purchasing, look for products that do not contain or having reduced amounts of
a) Volatile organic compounds
b) Fragrances
c) Irritants
d) Flammable Ingredients
2. Choose safer ingredients
3. Avoid air fresheners
4. Use Non-toxic or less toxic chemicals
5. Explore third-party certifications -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Choose Eco-Friendly Wood and PaperBeyond carbon sequestration, what other benefits do forests offer you personally?
Waseem Ahamed A 4/23/2024 12:31 PMIn the personal sense, forests offer many benefits. Forests are the home for many living beings and forests help to maintain the biodiversity in our environment. And forests are the main reasons for we get the rainfall and reduction in global warming. -
Waseem Ahamed A 4/23/2024 6:04 AM
Posting my colleague's workplace which was the next to my previous workplace in previous office.-
Fatimah Ashour 4/25/2024 9:18 PM😍😍🌿 -
Malik Alamri 4/23/2024 11:37 PMNice Ahmad
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Waseem Ahamed A 4/22/2024 10:39 AM
Simply a beautiful way of home gardening in some random home-
Fatimah Ashour 4/25/2024 9:17 PMNice 😍
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