Hi, I am Jasmine Velasquez and I am an Earth Week CBLR Students in the Sustainability Office this quarter. During Earth Week, I attended the Reduce, Reuse, and Recreate event that was held in the lower level of the ARC on campus and had a great time creating sustainable cleaning supplies, and making handy bags out of t-shirts. It is shocking how just creating your own environmentally safe cleaning product can have a positive impact to the earth. Personally, whenever I do cleaning around the house I use plenty of Clorox, and other harmful chemicals to our environment. I have noticed people get so used to using the products they are comfortable and are unwilling to change their habits, which includes myself. After this event, I realized how much clothing I store in bags and boxes, when I could be donating them, or making little useful handbags for paperwork, supplies, or makeup. It is the little things and individual can do that can make a very big impact towards our earth.
In order to make a positive impact on the earth I am going to work on the unsustainable habits I do on a daily basis. For example, not leaving the water running while brushing my teeth, or not leaving my appliances plugged in when not in use. Even if it seems to be a short amount of time it is still a significant amount of water being wasted. I also want to add some new sustainable habits to my daily life, such as shopping locally, using reusable shopping bags, and possibly planting my own garden. I know it is going to take effort to be able to do this but I know I can achieve it. Every single time I go grocery shopping I get tons of plastic bags to put my groceries in. That is really unnecessary because I could just buy a few reusable bags that I can reuse every time I go grocery shopping.
I plan to make these changes and improve my sustainability practices in my personal life. Will you do the same?
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