Two weeks ago I cleaned out the back of my car, which had accumulated a bunch of crap over the year. I hauled everything inside (all seven Harry Potter books, three posters, a pile of plastic plates, and trash) and weighed everything. The total weight of extra items in my car was twenty-five pounds! Now that there isn't that extra weight in my car, I will get better gas mileage.
Questions:
4) Why did you choose these four strategies?
I chose my strategies because they not only helped reduce my ecological footprint and better the earth, but also had a direct benefit for me/my family. 1) Turning off lights reduces the electricity bill, 2) cleaning my car increases gas mileage and increases the time between each fill-up, 3) taking care of my possessions means I don't have to buy new items, 4) taking shorter showers reduces bills, and 5) reducing the amount of hazardous waste I produce is better for my long-term health.
5) How are you progressing in your footprint reducing strategies?
I have a steady progress in my footprint reducing strategies. I try to complete one big task a week (cleaning my car, cleaning the art room, reducing waste). The next step is to implement all the strategies full time.
6) What do you find challenging in reducing your footprint?
Laziness is the biggest roadblock I face. My footprint reducing strategies aren't hard by any means- it just takes motivation to do them. Reducing the amount of hazardous waste is the most challenging to implement because there is a lot of extra paint used in my art process and sometimes it is hard to break old habits.
7) What do you find easy in reducing your footprint?
Turning off the lights and taking shorter showers have been the easiest strategies to keep up. It isn't hard to turn off the lights when you leave the room, and taking shorter showers has been easier to do than I thought, since I realized I used to stand in the shower for an extra five minutes (wasting water). It's easier to reduce habits if they have direct benefits.
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