Muhammad Barhum

participant impact

I will spend 5 minutes per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottles from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will spend 5 minutes learning how conflict between people impacts people + planet.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?
Muhammad Barhum 10/06/2024 12:34 AM
I'm trying to get better with remembering my water bottle when I go to the gym. They have one of those refill stations which is handy. They also sell plastic water bottles, but I've been trying not to use those.

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- Jeanne Poirier 10/06/2024 5:23 PM
  Really try to not use plastic water bottles - they take 450 years to decompose. I learned this in the Plastic EcoChallenge this past summer. Plus plastic is horrid to the communities where it is made. Keep up the good work!
  
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Muhammad Barhum 9/29/2024 12:02 AM
This challenge is thought provoking. It has a lot of ideas that I never would have thought of. Some I already do, but others like reduce plastic by bringing your own bottle, I knew about it a little, but to really implement it and carry it out is impactful to the earth. Good reminder. That's definitely one of my challenges.

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