- San Francisco is rated one of, if not the top US city in terms of recycling.
- "According to the EPA, the West Coast city diverts 80 percent of its waste from landfills – the highest rate of any major U.S. city. "
- SF actually has fines for not using the correct bins. It's not strictly enforced but residents/businesses are subject to being fined should the trash collector inspect incorrect disposal on the surface of the bin.
- SF is one of, if not the top composting cities in the US.
- Back in 1996, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to establish a citywide food composting program, and achieved the state's goal of 50 percent landfill diversion in 2000. Seattle and Portland is up there on the list too on some sites I researched.
Jon Poblete
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO6.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO12meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO33milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO540minutesspent learning
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UP TO40minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO4.0pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO10poundswaste avoided
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UP TO44pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0public official or leadercontacted
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
Jon's actions
Regenerating Nature
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.
Regenerating Nature
Advocate for Forest Protection
I will contact 1 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests, improves their ability to sequester carbon, and supports biodiversity.
Regenerating Nature
Volunteer in My Community
I will volunteer 3 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.
Nourishing Food
What is My Food Supply Chain?
I will spend 60 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.
Nourishing Food
Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.
Nourishing Food
Donate Food
I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.
Nourishing Food
Advocate for Equitable Food Access
Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for equitable food options at work, campus, or in the spaces I frequent by contacting community leaders and/or doing other advocacy actions.
Enacting Equity
Research Indigenous & First Nations Communities
I will spend 60 learning about the past and present indigenous or first nation communities in my regions impacted by colonization, and what I can do to be supportive.
Regenerating Nature
Calculate my water budget and compare it with one done from last ecochallenge.
This action is to show commitment to water usage awareness. To identify areas one can improve on minimizing their water usage, set a goal to reduce it, and see the results. I used the https://www.watercalculator.org/ site listed under the "calculate my water footprint" one-time action on the previous ecochallenge. This ecochallenge I choose to select "already did this". Therefore a new action to build up the action was to do it again and compare with an older results.
Regenerating Nature
Listen to a Nature Podcast
I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.
Cultivating Communities
Drive Less
Each day, I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.
Cultivating Communities
Use Muscle Power & Alternative Ways to Travel
Each day when I don't need to travel by car, I will use muscle-powered transportation and other alternative forms (e.g., walking, biking, car share, public transit, etc.).
Cultivating Communities
Advocate for Greener Vehicles
I will assess the vehicles used by my company, college, or city and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.
Balancing Consumption
Know My Waste & Recycling Services
I will spend 120 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
Balancing Consumption
Repair a Broken Item
I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.
Cultivating Communities
Collect Litter on a Plog / Plalk
Each day, I will go on a plog or plalk for minute(s) and collect items of litter.
Enacting Equity
Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!
I will shop at a small business owned or staffed by underrepresented members of my community.
Nourishing Food
Eat Plant-Based Meals
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Nourishing Food
Forest-Friendly Foods
I will spend 60 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Know My Waste & Recycling ServicesWhat did you find surprising or hopeful in your research?
Jon Poblete 10/25/2022 1:31 PMKey things I have picked up on this research:I can hang my hat on my SF apartment wall on that! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Watch a Documentary about Food SovereigntyHow does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?
Jon Poblete 10/24/2022 11:16 PMI recently finished up a documentary on Netflix called, "Kiss the ground". It took two sittings to get through the whole thing, but it was actually pretty good. I learned the importance of soils and drawing attention to the health of the soil in agriculture, both in small farms and large scale farming. The documentary shed light on the negatives of pesticides, how farming has been done wrong over the years, and showcased people educating farmers on the correlation between large scale tilling and climate change. At the end of the documentary, I learned soil health can store more carbon, keep the land cooler, and produce more/better food.
Before the documentary, I believed saving the rainforest saves the planet. I still agree to that, but after this documentary I am now aware of how US agriculture and carbon sequestration should start from "the ground up" hah. I recall debates of deforestation and cattle grazing. However, techniques of rotational grazing and utilizing cattle to create regenerative farming is a great compromise. Or at least makes a lot of sense.
As an added reason to share, I'd recommend this documentary for educational purposes, and because of whos in it. Woody Harrison narrates the documentary, Tom Brady and Giselle make appearances, and apparently Jason Mraz is a farmer. Some of his songs are apart of the soundtrack as well. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Repair a Broken ItemWhat did you fix and how did it go? Share a few pics if you can!
Jon Poblete 10/12/2022 6:02 PMSomeone in my building let this pretty thing go. I walked by it a few days before I heard from the property manager that they'll just throw it away. So finally after a few days, I decided to finally grab it and put it in my apartment. The roots were kind of overgrown and a mess. The water was dirty. I had to clean everything out and put in fresh water. The pump just needed a little screw at the pump manifold to control the flow between two hoses. And boom, my first aquaponic plant set up. I also got it on a smart plug to schedule the pump on/off time. I'm wondering if I can put a little fish in it.Before (top), After (bottom). -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEnacting Equity Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!In your community, how can you work to address systemic racism, sexism, ableism and additional forms of exclusion in the businesses?
Jon Poblete 10/10/2022 9:44 PMOaklandish is a nice brand to share; for their history, what they represent, for the culture, for B corporations.
Just read their about us page.
https://www.oaklandish.com/pages/about-us
I found them through a Bay Area B corp website.
https://www.blocalbayarea.com/bay-area-b-corps
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Eat Plant-Based MealsWhat was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
Jon Poblete 10/10/2022 9:17 PM3rd time joining the Ecochallenge since I started PAE. I've been enjoying the small steps and small progress not just in what I do but in the little things I find in groceries stores more and more. The first pic are the more recent replacements in my fridge. Big food corporation brands offering vegan options warms my heart in the fight. I don't buy into full vegan but I do buy into the OMD, one meal a day campaign.
I keep my freezer stocked with beyond beef (who does that?). I think I found my sweet spot in making a personal vegan spinach and mushroom burger or basic cheeseburger. I do cheat sometimes by marinating it in worchestershire sauce (to which after just admitting it googled vegan worchestershire recipes).. and really sometimes..I add a slice of bacon.. ha.