Rizza Amparo
" To help create a socially and environmentally sustainable world through small changes in my lifestyle"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 161 THIS WEEK
- 1,486 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO50plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO45plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO2.0community eventshosted or attended
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UP TO6.0minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO274minutesspent learning
Rizza's actions
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
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 10 minutes learning about the beauty and body products I use to see if they are refillable or recyclable. If not, I will reach out to the manufacturer to advocate for those options.
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.
Freshwater + Oceans
Raise Awareness for the Conservation of Freshwater and Oceans
I will spend 10 minutes learning more about the importance of freshwater + ocean conservation, and how I can reduce my water use. I will share what I learn with people in person, on social media, and on the feed.
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
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.
Freshwater + Oceans
Low Water Gardening
Grass lawns are water-intensive and on average require about 30 percent of a household’s water consumption. Native plants are water-efficient and help maintain the balance and diversity of local ecosystems. I will plant native species with water-efficient plants to conserve water and improve the habitat, then post a photo on the feed to share.
Freshwater + Oceans
Understand My Water Footprint
Each of us has a water footprint, directly linked to our daily activities as well as the water required in the production of things we use each day. Understanding our water use is important for a healthy planet. I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste, then share what I learned on the feed.
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.
Land + Forests
Explore My Area
When we explore natural spaces around us, our connections with them change. I will spend 60 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, office, or campus (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
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 15 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Endangered Species
Wildlife and biodiversity play an important role on our planet and are being threatened each year. I will spend 15 minutes each day learning about the current status of local or global wildlife and how I can align my actions to support their livelihood.
Climate + Air
Consume only Needs vs Wants
The more stuff we consume, the more greenhouse gasses we put into the atmosphere. I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach this month and only buy things I need.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Save the Bees
Bees are vital to ecosystems. To help save the bees, I will learn which local flowers provide nectar and plant them in my backyard or in a pot on my balcony.
Climate + Air
Declutter My Home Without the Landfill
Each day, I will learn about responsible ways to dispose of items and de-clutter, clean, donate, repurpose or recycle unneeded items in my home to make sure that what I get rid of doesn't go into the landfill.
Land + Forests
Carry My Trash
I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me this month, to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill. I will post on the feed my reflections, conversations, and actions I will take moving forward.
Freshwater + Oceans
Smart Seafood Choices
We need to support healthy seafood populations. I will spend 20 minutes learning about sustainable seafood choices, commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean, and share what I learned on the feed.
Freshwater + Oceans
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When marine wildlife ingest plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
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.
Freshwater + Oceans
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.
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
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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Rizza Amparo 4/30/2024 3:28 AMLast day of Eco-challenege today but the learning and actions towards sustainable lifestyle will not stop. This is just the start.-
Edilyn Dulay 4/30/2024 3:42 AMThank you ate Rizza for encouraging us to be part of team GreenARy! We were able to learn a lot of things which we can share to others so they can also start maintaining a sustainable lifestyle :)
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Reduce Pollutants in CleaningWhat did you learn about ingredients in our cleaning products and how they impact water and biodiversity? Did you try making your own cleaning products? If so, how did it go?
Rizza Amparo 4/29/2024 3:21 AMWhen I hear of water pollution the contributors that comes to my mind are plastics and other trash and oil leaks from factories, but it can also stem from personal use of items, household cleaning products being included. Since large part of them will go to our drains, sewer system and eventually to our rivers and other body of water. I will start assessing the cleaning products at home, I learned that it is important to ensure the ingredients are biodegradable and break down quickly and taking notes of ingredients that are harmful to the environment such as triclosan, phospates and 1,4-Dioxane -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Raise Awareness for the Conservation of Freshwater and OceansWhat did you learn about freshwater and oceans you did not already know? In sharing this information with people in your life, which conversation was impactful to you?
Rizza Amparo 4/29/2024 3:12 AMI learned that since 2000 disasters related to flood have reached 134% and sadly most flood related deaths are in Asia. Also learned that 2B people around the world don't have access to safe drinking water and half of the world's population have water scarcity and is still expected to increase due to climate change and our ballooning population. -
Rizza Amparo 4/29/2024 2:57 AMPerks of having a mango tree in your backyard. Mango snack while working! :)Also shared some to our neighbors
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Kristhzien Camantigue 4/29/2024 8:31 PMI love nature
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Borrow Before I BuyHow did you participate in the sharing economy? (Consider posting a photo!) What are the benefits of a sharing economy? How could a sharing economy change the dynamics you have with friends, family and/or neighbors?
Rizza Amparo 4/29/2024 2:54 AMWhen I was a teen some of my clothes are hand me down from my older sister and last weekend I had an inventory of my clothes and most of the clothes from my sister are still okay. Now that my sister's kids are in their teens I'll pass it down to them :) Most I used during my adventures so I will also share to them the story behind the clothes.-
Narciso Abella 4/29/2024 2:59 AMJust declutter my closet as well last week, and maybe some I'll hand over to my younger siblings, or to my cousins. (at time, new clothes perks of being the eldest in the family - i just remember this when i was a kid)
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Explore My AreaWhere did you go for your walk or hike in nature? What were the benefits of doing so?
Rizza Amparo 4/29/2024 2:48 AMHad a mini hike in Rizal. Tiring but it boosts my mood and reduce my stress. -
Rizza Amparo 4/26/2024 6:27 AMHappy Friday Eco-Warriors! :)-
Edilyn Dulay 4/26/2024 8:11 AMHappy Friday! 💚
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Rizza Amparo 4/25/2024 5:00 AMReceived these emails from 2 airlines and it made me happy about their support to different sustainable efforts -
Rizza Amparo 4/24/2024 1:53 AMAlways bringing my tumbler for my take away coffee :)-
Karthikeyan Mohan 4/24/2024 2:02 AMNice
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Understand My Water FootprintWhat did you learn about your water footprint and what are you going to do to reduce and be aware of the water you use?
Rizza Amparo 4/24/2024 1:43 AMI've always heard/read about carbon footprint and not water footprint.
To reduce my water footprint I will do small changes in my daily activities like shorter shower time, check for leaks in our faucets and having rain buckets (once collected we can use it to water our plants).