NeilT's Sustainability Impact
Country: Canada
Joined: 2007-11-04
Sustainable Actions
NeilT is 96% more sustainable than the average person because of positive actions! People of industrialized nations emit about 11 tons of CO2 per year on average.
How do CO2 and Cash savings accumulate on a profile?
* The values in the chart above will increase daily, based on what actions are in the profile at the time. The values are the running total since NeilT joined YouSustain, broken down by month, up to the current day. The savings for an action only start to get counted from the day it was added.
| Sustainable Action | CO2 Savings per year |
Cash Savings per year |
|---|---|---|
| Installing 15 CF Bulbs | 1,050 kg | $105 |
| Manual transportation to work (60km/week for 9 months/year) | 444 kg | $193 |
| Wash clothes with cold water (4 loads/week) | 269 kg | $27 |
| Lower water-heater temperature | 225 kg | $30 |
| Use a programmable thermostat | 800 kg | $150 |
| Conventional fuel-efficient vehicle (20000km/year at 35 MPG) | 1,932 kg | $840 |
| Switching to a clean energy provider (6000kWh/year costing an extra $180/year) | 4,200 kg | $0 |
| Recycling (Most eligible materials, 2 people) | 818 kg | $0 |
| Eat less meat (50 percent less than average person) | 743 kg | $0 |
| Reusable Bags (10 bags/week) | 35 kg | $0 |
| Estimated Savings per year | 10,516 kg | $1,345 |
| Estimated Savings per month | 876 kg | $112 |
| Estimated Savings per day | 29 kg | $4 |
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NeilT's total estimated impact since joining YouSustain:
CO2 reduction: 10,463 kg
Cash savings: $1,533
YouSustain awards earned:
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Sustainability Challenges
NeilT is part of the following sustainability challenges:
Keep all unused lights off at home for one week
We leave many more lights on at home than we actually need.
In Progress. Started 2008-10-06
Approximate CO2 reduction: 50 kg, Cash savings: $5.
Times Completed: (20)
(20)Bring your own cup for coffee for one week
It's so easy and less wasteful to bring your own cup when getting coffee
In Progress. Started 2008-09-09
Approximate CO2 reduction: 5 kg, Cash savings: $1.
Times Completed: (5)
(5)Use reusable bags for one week
Keeping reusable bags on hand is easy plus saves waste and energy from plastic bags
In Progress. Started 2008-10-06
Approximate CO2 reduction: 1 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (21)
(21)Cloth Napkins
Cloth instead of paper napkins.
Completed. Started 2007-12-13
Approximate CO2 reduction: 0 kg, Cash savings: $33.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)the green wash
reduce your carbon footprint with your laundry!!
Completed. Started 2007-12-07
Approximate CO2 reduction: 5 kg, Cash savings: $1.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Recycle at Work
Start a new recycling program at work
Completed. Started 2007-12-16
Approximate CO2 reduction: 28 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Compost every scrap
Compost all organic waste produced in your home for a week
Completed. Started 2008-07-09
Approximate CO2 reduction: 1 kg, Cash savings: $0.5.
Times Completed: (2)
(2)Turn off unused work computers at night
Many of us leave our work PCs on all the time, which wastes a lot of energy.
In Progress. Started 2008-10-06
Approximate CO2 reduction: 14 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (5)
(5)Eat locally grown food
Buying local food drastically reduces the CO2 coming from transportation and helps the local farmers.
Completed. Started 2007-12-27
Approximate CO2 reduction: 5 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Save paper
We use so much paper... and waste so much !
In Progress. Started 2008-05-20
Approximate CO2 reduction: 10 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Borrow something instead of buying it
The next time you need a durable good, borrow it instead of buying it.
In Progress. Started 2008-09-09
Approximate CO2 reduction: 50 kg, Cash savings: $100.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Help the environment with your TV
Turn off the red or green lights on your TV or DVD player.
In Progress. Started 2008-02-04
Approximate CO2 reduction: 3 kg, Cash savings: $0.5.
Times Completed: 0
Reduce household electricity use by 5 percent
Small steps to reducing home electricity use
In Progress. Started 2008-01-21
Approximate CO2 reduction: 28 kg, Cash savings: $3.
Times Completed: 0
Walk or Ride a Bike To The Store
Don't Drive to Any Store within 2 mile
Completed. Started 2008-01-31
Approximate CO2 reduction: 6 kg, Cash savings: $1.3.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Reduce meat consumption by half for a week
Meat productoin has been found to have a significant environmental footprint, try reducing
Completed. Started 2008-02-25
Approximate CO2 reduction: 15 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS
invest in renewable energy companies
In Progress. Started 2008-03-07
Approximate CO2 reduction: 1000 kg, Cash savings: $500.
Times Completed: 0
Shorter Shower Challenge
Spend 30 minutes or less in the shower this week
In Progress. Started 2008-04-22
Approximate CO2 reduction: 6 kg, Cash savings: $1.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)creatively reuse
don't buy anything you can use "trash" for
In Progress. Started 2008-04-21
Approximate CO2 reduction: 0 kg, Cash savings: $500.
Times Completed: 0
Walk to work
Walk to work for three days out of the work week.
In Progress. Started 2008-08-26
Approximate CO2 reduction: 25 kg, Cash savings: $35.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Follow your electricity consumption
Invest on automatic energy monitoring or follow your meter daily
In Progress. Started 2008-06-09
Approximate CO2 reduction: 50 kg, Cash savings: $25.
Times Completed: 0
Carbon Footprint Challenge
Commit to reducing your footprint to qualify for a Carbon Footpin
Completed. Started 2008-07-09
Approximate CO2 reduction: 79 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Eugene Mayors Carbon Challenge
Building a sustainable community in Eugene by working together
Completed. Started 2008-07-30
Use no plastic or paper shopping bags for a month
Bring re-usable shopping bags when you go shopping
In Progress. Started 2008-10-06
Approximate CO2 reduction: 1 kg, Cash savings: $0.35.
Times Completed: (1)
(1)Stop the Junk Mail
Start some simple steps to stop unsolicitated mail
In Progress. Started 2008-08-20
Approximate CO2 reduction: 8.5 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: 0
Total estimated impact from completed challenges: 1348 kg CO2 and $277.65. These are included in the total impact and chart.