Kimi Witherell

Team Comerica

"To fit eco-friendly and conscious habits into daily life."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
40 THIS WEEK
181 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

carbon footprint

calculated
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Kimi's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottles from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Take the Pre-Survey

Take the Pre-Event Survey

I’ll take a short pre-survey to share what motivated me to join — and earn 15 points! (If I already took the survey by email, I’ll just mark this action complete to get my points.)

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For Better Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus to reduce pollution in the environment and in local communities.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless and Opt Out of Junk Mail

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Visit a Local Recycling Center, Landfill, or Transfer Station

Seeing where waste goes can change how we think about what we throw away. I will visit a local facility to learn more about the waste stream in my community and share what I learn with others and in the feed.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Calculate My Digital Carbon Footprint

I will calculate my digital carbon footprint and take steps to reduce my CO2 emissions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Research Local Waste and Landfill Sites

I will spend 20 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Reflect on My Needs Versus Wants

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Kimi Witherell 10/06/2025 7:58 AM
- Adventurer 🏔
Calculating my own CO2 footprint was very interesting. I didn't realize how much pollution and CO2 is released from some of my daily activities, like using online services, or driving my car to work. Although I can't do anything to improve my emissions in some regards (i.e. I need to drive to work), I think it's beneficial to know how much pollution I am creating.
This is the website I used to calculate mine: Carbon Footprint Calculator – Calculate your carbon footprint with myclimate | myclimate

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- Holly Windom 10/06/2025 8:37 AM
  - Plant Parent 🪴
  Hi Kimi: I truly understand your position; I drive 44 miles round trip to work with no public transit option. We can only continue to make efforts on our behavior while on this planet.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?
Kimi Witherell 10/02/2025 7:00 AM
- Adventurer 🏔
I never read a lot of the mail that I know is junk, but just never get around to canceling them. I cancelled a lot of my paper mail that I could think of, but also unnecessary paper and email subscriptions.

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- Felecia Goodwin 10/08/2025 8:31 AM
  
  Pet Parent 🐾
  Thanks for sharing. I am in the process of shredding my junk mail now.
  
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- Heather Phelps 10/02/2025 10:43 AM
  
  Educator 🧠
  I get a bunch of charity appeals, a surprising number from charities I've never even heard of before. A few years ago I had a couple big rounds of writing them all back and asking them to take me off their lists. If I'm going to donate, I'll do it online - you don't need to send me a physical mailer! It didn't work for all of them, but at least it reduced the numbers. Probably time to do that again with the various charities that have found me again since!
  
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- Lenora Andrews 10/02/2025 7:35 AM
  
  Earth Advocate 📣
  I need to do this too Kimi! Thank you for sharing.
  
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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?
Kimi Witherell 10/02/2025 6:56 AM
- Adventurer 🏔
Personally, actually having the water bottle on me seems to be the biggest issue. When I have a water bottle in front of me, I automatically use it, but when it's hidden or not used, I never remember to. I've bought a cuter water bottle, and silly as it is I have been able to better keep track of it. Added a photo of my exact water bottle!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
Kimi Witherell 10/02/2025 6:54 AM
- Adventurer 🏔
Creativity is necessary because we sometimes need to think of creative ways to utilize the things we see every day. For example, I personally drink a lot of energy drinks and frequently have cans, and normally I just return them. But beyond returning there are other things I can do, I found this lantern made of a coke can that I would love to try.

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- Gianna Marko 10/02/2025 7:15 AM
  That looks like such a fun craft, and a very clever way to reuse soda cans!
  
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