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Elaine Gamolo

WSP East

"To continue learning to make a difference not only as an individual, but to also contribute to the collective"

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 516 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    40
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    40
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    0.0
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    26
    single-use bags
    not sent to the landfill
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    advocacy actions
    completed
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    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    13
    minutes
    spent learning

Elaine's actions

Climate + Air

Take the Veg Pledge!

Eating a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful (and delicious) ways to reduce your environmental footprint. Follow the link below to join WSP's week-long Veg Pledge and eat vegetarian or vegan from 22-28 April. Take it one step further and host a plant-based pot-luck in your office during April!

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Freshwater + Oceans

Cooking Oil Disposal

Pouring cooking oil down the drain can cause damage to waterways and ecosystems. I will learn how to properly dispose of cooking oil to help support healthy ecosystems.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Community

WSP - JOIN OR START A GREEN TEAM IN YOUR OFFICE

WSP's Green Team volunteer program empowers employees passionate about sustainability to lead green initiatives for their local offices and communities. Follow the link below to learn more about WSP's Green Team program and sign-up to join or start one in your office today!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate + Air

WSP - ELECTRIFY AND REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Whether your rent or own your home, signing up with YellowTin taking advantage of their 1:1 concierge service will help you understand the costs, savings, and incentives for everything needed to transition to an all-electric lifestyle! Use the link below to register and earn these one-time action points.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Freshwater + Oceans

No More Plastic Forks

Clean your house out of mismatched dinner cutlery. Bring in reusable metal/ stainless steel dinner cutlery (forks, spoons, knives) to donate to the WSP café in your office. Use the new cutlery to achieve the daily action of reducing plastic use during lunch.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Biodiversity + Wildlife

Invest in Nature

A healthy world needs both our daily actions and support from larger systems. I will spend 10 minutes learning about how I can use my investments and savings to advance environmental sustainability.

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Land + Forests

Regenerative Agriculture and Me

Regenerative agriculture focuses on farming and ranching in a way that supports life and restores the soil. I will spend 15 minutes learning about regenerative agriculture and find out if any nearby farms practice regenerative agriculture.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Biodiversity + Wildlife

Beauty and Personal Products

Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 15 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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Climate + Air

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Community Join a Cleanup Effort
    How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel? What results did you see? Please consider posting a photo of your cleanup!

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    Elaine Gamolo 4/30/2024 12:06 PM
    For the past couple of years, I have been involved with a company sponsored clean up event in collaboration with the Hudson Riverkeeper - the Riverkeeper Sweep. Our next sweep is this Saturday. Working with others to clean up the community feels very rewarding, but it also eye-opening. It is always surprising to see how much litter lines our waterfronts, both small and large scale. From hundreds and hundreds of bottlecaps to tires and more, every bit we pick up makes a difference.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Biodiversity + Wildlife Beauty and Personal Products
    What new insights did you gain about the skincare products you use? Did you reach out to advocate for refillable or recyclable packaging?

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    Elaine Gamolo 4/30/2024 12:03 PM
    I learned that some of the products I use are advertised as clean or vegan. I also learned that Sephora and Ulta offer, or will offer, a means of recycling empty cosmetic containers. I've started to take into consideration buying bulk or the larger sizer products and refilling my regular or mini size versions instead of buying multiple regular-size items. I've done this for moisturizer, soaps, and conditioners.

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    Elaine Gamolo 4/30/2024 11:52 AM
    Wanted to share that I went thrift shopping the other day and was able to get a hand on some nice, hefty glassware for my apartment, as well as some secondhand children's books for my niece and nephew. Love being able to outfit my home with secondhand and unique pieces. Thrift shopping, Buy Nothing facebook groups, and other means of secondhand are a great way to find items, rather than buying new.

    • Marcia Booth's avatar
      Marcia Booth 4/30/2024 11:59 AM
      What I also enjoy is making things from materials I have - glass jars and glass yogurt containers. Great candle holders, plant starters, snack dishes! So many things to use and just get creative :-)

  • Elaine Gamolo's avatar
    Elaine Gamolo 3/27/2024 7:19 AM
    Excited for another year of the Ecochallenge!