Alexandra Francis

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

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Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

I will avoid buying and using 3 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

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Action Track: Healing & Renewal

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

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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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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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Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Alexandra Francis 3/29/2021 10:01 AM
When I am on my phone I am not truly appreciating the food and flavors I am lucky enough to be eating. I also am not truly aware of the amount I am eating when distracted. When I am practicing mindfulness I am more aware of the intake and I tend to eat more nutritious meals considering I am viewing it as fuel and not just food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Alexandra Francis 2/15/2021 10:24 AM
I will reuse the plastics and cardboard boxes given to me from the items bought at the grocery store. I will also repurpose those containers to store different foods or items in them. I will reduce the amount of plastics bought by buying different items and storing them in the plastics I already have at home.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Alexandra Francis 2/15/2021 10:20 AM
I do tend to use single- use coffee cups if I go to starbucks so instead I have been making my coffee at home in a mug or a travel mug made of metal. I also bought metal straws to replace the plastic straw use. Plastic bags have been cut down since we no longer receive them at the grocery store, so I use my lunch box to carry my meals to work. Also, instead of using vegetable bags to bring with me to work, i put my snacks in reusable containers and wash them when I get home.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Alexandra Francis 2/15/2021 10:16 AM
Myself and my mom have been car pooling more to the grocery store or out to dinner rather than meeting there in separate cars. We also have been turning off more lights to save electricity and saving water by turning it off when brushing our teeth. These different choices are small but overall the larger impact it will have on saved resources will be large.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?
Alexandra Francis 2/15/2021 10:12 AM
Eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affects myself buy fueling my body with clean meals and snacks versus processed foods that are easier to access. It affects other people by myself being in a better mood due to having more energy and just overall feeling better in hopes to radiate off others around me. It affects our planet by decreasing the carbon footprint by eating less meat and ingesting more vegetables and fruits which helps decrease the waste of them, if they weren't purchased and eaten.

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