Jeanine Lifka
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 246 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO41pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO18plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO11plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO4.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO15minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO45minutesspent learning
Jeanine 's actions
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 60 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
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.
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.).
Land + Forests
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
Smart Seafood Choices
We need to support healthy seafood populations. I will spend 60 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 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Freshwater + Oceans
Dishwasher Efficiency
Hand washing dishes can use more energy and hot water than a dishwasher. To save water, I will use a dishwasher and scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading them into the dishwasher.
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 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
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 20 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
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.
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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Jeanine Lifka 4/30/2024 12:47 PMI have loved being involved even in this small way to help our eco system.
I have spread the word about this and even posted on my social media about being responsible.
I have always been conscientious in the matter but am on board with getting everyone else on board.
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Jeanine Lifka 4/10/2024 6:21 PMI’m thoughtful of my daily actions. I will look around for more trash to pick up. Or take walks and carry a bag specifically to do that-
Rupali Chikte 4/10/2024 6:36 PMGreat ... Keep it up and keep inspiring us
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Save the BeesWhat did you plant for bees in your area? Please consider uploading a photo!
Jeanine Lifka 4/10/2024 6:20 PMI’ve talked to people in northern Michigan about having bee houses on our communal property -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Beauty and Personal ProductsWhat new insights did you gain about the skincare products you use? Did you reach out to advocate for refillable or recyclable packaging?
Jeanine Lifka 4/10/2024 6:18 PMTalked to my neighbor about the time I spent researching new products -
Jeanine Lifka 4/09/2024 6:32 PMI shopped today and read every label for sustainability and footprint information. I’m dedicated to finding organic items and to buy from responsible manufacturers.
I am eating more and more vegan foods due to the impact I’ve seen that cows make on our environment. If you have not already. Watch “you are what you eat” … and many other documentaries on how products are made that hurt the environment… but also hurt us!! -
Jeanine Lifka 4/09/2024 6:29 PMI spent over an hour using my Yuka app at store finding chocolate that meets criteria. Toothpaste. Shampoo. Coffee
And read all the labels on food Products purchased today.