Gloria Sanchez
POINTS TOTAL
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- 503 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO13plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO16plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO11poundswaste composted
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UP TO24single-use bagsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO5.0minutesspent learning
Gloria's actions
Action Track: Community
Cleaning Day
Participate in the Cleaning Day, collaborate in the segregation of waste.
Action Track: Community
Collection of clothes for donation
Collection of clothes for donation
Action Track: Community
Medicines collection
Collection of expired or no longer used medicines
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
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
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 1 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 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 20 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
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
Compost Food Waste
Food in the landfill is one of the main sources of greenhouse gasses. I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.
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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Gloria Sanchez 4/02/2024 1:41 AMPoco a poco todos los días, es mejor que mucho de vez en cuando.
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Gloria Sanchez 4/01/2024 3:21 AMHome composting is about imitating what happens in nature. When leaves, twigs and plant debris decompose in the soil, they become part of life again.It may sound complicated, but once you start, it's much simpler than it sounds! And above all, it's fun to do with our little ones at home.There are different ways to make compost at home:- With a prefabricated composter and a piece of land to put it in.
- Using a compost box with worms (vermicompost).
Which waste should be used and which should not?It can be composted: Fruit and vegetable waste, flowers, plants, eggshells, pruning waste, cork stoppers, kitchen paper or napkins, ashes, wood sawdust, oil and vinegar, coffee grounds, tea grounds, manure and straw.It cannot be composted: Fish, meat and bones, pet manure, ashes, illustrated magazines, nappies, sawdust from treated wood and other non-organic materials. -
Gloria Sanchez 4/01/2024 3:16 AMEl compostaje doméstico se trata de imitar lo que ocurre en la naturaleza. Cuando las hojas, ramas y restos de plantas se descomponen en el suelo, vuelven a formar parte de la vida.Puede parecer complicado, pero una vez empiezas ¡es mucho más sencillo de lo que parece! Y sobre todo muy entretenido de hacer con los más pequeños de la casa.
Hay diferentes maneras de hacer compost doméstico:- Con un compostador prefabricado y un trozo de tierra donde colocarlo.
- Usando una caja compostadora con lombrices (vermicompost).
¿Qué residuos se deben utilizar y cuales no?
Se pueden compostar: Los restos de fruta y verdura, flores, plantas, cáscaras de huevo, restos de poda, tapones de corcho, papel de cocina o servilletas, cenizas, serrín de madera, aceite y vinagre, posos de café, restos de infusiones, estiércol y paja.
No se pueden compostar: El pescado, la carne y huesos, estiércol de animales domésticos, cenizas, revistas ilustradas, pañales, serrín de maderas tratadas y otros materiales no orgánicos.