Elaine Zang
"Sowing Green Dreams to Safeguard Earth's Homeland"
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 982 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO88milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO88milestraveled by bus
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UP TO1,668pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO61single-use bagsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
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UP TO79plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO79plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO128minutesspent learning
Elaine's actions
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Grow Local
I will research and plant a garden filled with native fruits, vegetables, and flowers to nurture local wildlife and ecosystems. I will find nearby nurseries that offer plants native to my area.
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 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Climate + Air
Use Public Transit
Public transportation reduces pollution, improves community, and creates safe streets. I will use public transit 5 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Use Reusable Bags
Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals and can end up in habitats that harm wildlife. I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
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.
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 5 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
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 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
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.
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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Elaine Zang 4/29/2024 6:29 PMToday is the last day of check-in, and the check-in is over. The green action will continue. Love our Earth!-
Amalia Eades 4/29/2024 6:49 PMYeaaaahh!!!!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Grow LocalHow did it feel to plant something native in your area to support local wildlife and biodiversity? What did you plant? Please consider adding a photo.
Elaine Zang 4/29/2024 6:22 PMI think planting has a healing effect. As long as you put in effort, the plant will give you positive feedback. This year, I am trying to plant okra and mint this year. -
Elaine Zang 4/27/2024 11:14 PMI learned today that tomatoes can be intercropped with basil. Let's take action during the May Day holiday and plant basil -
Elaine Zang 4/25/2024 8:31 PM找了一块地种上了黄瓜和小青菜,还有大蒜。等着收获吧。-
xinyu ba 4/26/2024 12:20 AM哈哈 等着吃! -
Narmadha Baskaradoss 4/25/2024 8:44 PM做得好
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LITTY PHILIP 4/25/2024 8:35 PM那真是太棒了。热切等待
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Elaine Zang 4/12/2024 1:10 AM我能做到不浪费粮食,购买当季的蔬菜水果,以及减少塑料包装的购买-
xinyu ba 4/22/2024 8:24 PM加油,小农家
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Use a Reusable Water BottleWhat did you learn about the amount of plastic we consume and what actions will you take to reduce your use of plastic?
Elaine Zang 4/10/2024 6:27 PM使用可替代的材料 我们可以尝试使用可替代的材料来替代塑料制品。例如,我们可以使用纸质袋子代替塑料袋,使用玻璃或金属容器代替塑料瓶,使用纸质吸管代替塑料吸管等等。这些替代品不仅环保,而且可以重复使用,减少了对塑料的需求-
xinyu ba 4/16/2024 1:23 AM一定要坚持呦! -
PRATEEK SINGHVI 4/10/2024 6:47 PMuse the reuse-recycle-reduce concept
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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Elaine Zang 4/09/2024 11:51 PMGreen Travel, take the shuttle bus to company-
xinyu ba 4/09/2024 11:58 PM建议骑车更绿色呦
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Elaine Zang 4/09/2024 11:49 PMEat with my own chopsticks this afternoon, reduce the use of disposable chopsticks, and do my best to protect the forest-
xinyu ba 4/09/2024 11:59 PM绿色农场搞起来
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Elaine Zang 4/09/2024 1:36 AM我今天绿色出行,乘坐公共交通下班,let's go green!