Chris Jean-Baptiste

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

"This blog Green for the Money to highlight how companies and individuals can benefit from going green."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
606 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

129

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved

Chris's actions

Industry

Go Paperless

Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support a Community Garden

Multiple Solutions

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Women-Owned Businesses

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will shop from women-owned business(es) today.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

EXERCISE DAILY DO AT HOME

Healthy living is important and daily exercise is important to keep your blood flowing properly and also helps relief stress. Exercise daily for 45 minutes.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

I will avoid buying and using 5 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

What are the multiple benefits of community gardens, including carbon sequestration? Why do these benefits matter to you?
Chris Jean-Baptiste 10/13/2020 10:43 PM
There are several benefits to community gardens, some include beautify once abandoned or deteriorating areas and/or buildings, improving the quality of produce consumed by their neighbors and improving the health of people. Gardens also can improve sustainability by acting as an air filter absorbing and reprocessing carbon which in turn reduces global warming.

The community garden is important to me because of the air quality improvement. I am an outdoor person so having clean breathable air is extremely important.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Chris Jean-Baptiste 10/13/2020 10:22 PM
The thing I want to prioritize over material stuff in my life is spending time with my family. Having the opportunity to work from home the last 8 months have been a blessing, providing me opportunities to be with my family and create wonderful memories. My goal is to do that more often and not spend some much time working and concentrating on things that do not matter.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. What have you done in the past to support women-owned businesses? How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Chris Jean-Baptiste 10/07/2020 4:30 PM
When I usually shop, I typically look for minority owned businesses first before entertaining the big shops. This week I put an extra focus on women owned business. For lunch this week I ordered from three different local restaurants that are owned and managed by in my town of Encino Ca.

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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?
Chris Jean-Baptiste 10/07/2020 4:21 PM
I use coffee cups, and plastic cups regularly. to replace the I purchased a coffee mug, and to replace the plastic cups I purchased a Healthy human water bottles from amazon for use.

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