Celeste Miles

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
423 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

26

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

45

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

13

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

26

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

21

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

Celeste's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure

I will donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

Bicycle Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will avoid buying and using 3 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 8
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: Justice for the Whole Community

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Celeste Miles 10/18/2020 10:51 AM
Before really trying to cut down on single use items, I would never bring my own cup when I got coffee, and would normally get iced coffee so would always use a straw. For the past couple years, I've been bringing my own bags to the grocery store, and always have my set of bamboo utensils on me. I've been pretty good about bringing my own cup to most places as well. Little things like that really help reduce single use items, and make me feel good about helping.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Celeste Miles 10/18/2020 10:49 AM
I drive to the grocery store maybe once every week and a half, and drive to work 4 days a week. Both of these I try to find a buddy to carpool with. I work with my family so we always drive together to work, and my partner and I normally grocery shop together. Anything that I can bike to I normally try.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?
Celeste Miles 10/11/2020 5:03 PM
I love biking! I've always really enjoyed this method of transportation, and being able to do it instead of driving feels really good. Its a great way to exercise while also doing something positive for the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Celeste Miles 10/11/2020 5:01 PM
I grew up in a huge family, where I got used to having to eat fast if I wanted to be able to keep up with my siblings and cousins. In my family, food is a huge part of how we come together. I found myself, starting as a young person, eating way too fast and overfilling myself quite often. I would get stomach aches after meals because I didn't know the right portions for my body. Doing this challenge has been really helpful for me. I've been putting more effort into only cooking the amount I eat, and making sure that if there is any leftover food to eat it for the next meal. I've been working on finding portion sizes that work well with my body, and overall think this challenge has been very helpful!

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