Cameron Eyles

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Cameron's actions

Electricity

Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

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Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Recycle Everything I Can

Recycling

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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Cameron Eyles 11/03/2022 11:55 AM

So this week thanks to the recent rain, I learned that both of my shoes have little holes in the soles. I have been pressured a bit to get a new pair but I have instead chosen to just fix them myself and refuse getting a new pair since my shoes are still fine aside from the little holes. I originally decided to do this just to save money but it worked out well with my challenge of doing the 5 R's.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?

Cameron Eyles 10/27/2022 2:37 PM

So for my household we have a carbon footprint of 3.85 which is a bit below the average of 4 given by the website I used. It was interesting how big of a difference flying made, my roommates and I don't take any flights so when I removed that from the calculator our footprint dropped by quite a bit. It was also interesting to see the different diets and how that can drop our total carbon output if the three of us just at a certain diet over a different one.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Cameron Eyles 10/23/2022 9:36 PM

For repurpose, one of my roommates gets paper bags from target when ever he goes shopping since he does not have reusable bags so we und with a bunch of bags to be tossed. Lately though we have started using those as little trash bags for compost and trash so we are getting a bit more use out of them than the one trip home from store that they would otherwise get. Using the R's is actually pretty nice, I got into the habit of using empty bagel bags for when I get produce from the store and it is pretty convenient just to have them to reuse over and over again. When thinking of the other Rs it can be a bit difficult to come up with ideas for them but I feel good at least trying.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Practice the 5 R's

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

Cameron Eyles 10/15/2022 9:21 PM

So to start this challenge I held onto the plastic bag that my bagels come in so that I can keep reusing it whenever I go to the store and buy produce rather than using one of those little plastic bags from the dispensers in the produce section. In the future I think that I may start using some of the paper bags that my roommates toss as a little mini compost since my neighborhood recently added compost bins so that could be a good way to reuse some of my roommates stuff while also composting.

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