My original footprint:
How much I have reduced my footprint:
My new footprint:
Were you able to achieve the ecological footprint reduction goals you set for yourself?
-For the most part, yes. I have gotten to be very good at remembering my reusable shopping bags and use them almost always, with the exception of a few times. I definitely tried to reduce my energy usage, but I do live with two other people, so I was not in complete control of that, but I told them about little things we could do to save electricity and I myself tried to watch my electricity usage and was pretty good about it. It definitely still needs some improvement, but it’s getting there. When it comes to my random purchases, I have been a lot better about that as well and rarely buy anything for myself unless it’s food or other things I really need. Compared to how I used to be when buying clothing and accessories, I have improved A LOT. When referring to the last goal I started for myself a few weeks into the quarter of substituting more of my purchases with ones that are sustainable/organic/eco-friendly/etc., I have found myself looking at those items a lot more, and purchasing some as well.
Analyze your behavior over the quarter-will you be able to continue these practices? Why or why not?
-My behavior over the quarter has changed a lot. I have always been concerned with the environment and recycling but I feel that these feelings have gotten a lot more intense and I feel much more strongly about environmental issues. I find myself paying attention to little things that I do when it comes to recycling and garbage, I find myself looking at labels more closely, I think a lot more about the eco-labels we learned about in class, and I just know a lot more about sustainability in general. I am always throwing facts at my roommates, friends, family, etc. about sustainability and recycling and things they can do to help the environment. I like this change in my behavior though, because I feel that it is good to be aware of all of the issues that can be encountered. I definitely think that I will be able to continue these practices because they are already something that I follow regularly and have become habits, so I think it will be hard for me to ever break these habits because they are so engraved into my mind and I barely even have to think anymore when recycling, or doing something like trying to reduce energy use, I just do it.
Yes, the most important thing is to learn these new habits and stick to them :)
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