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dave's Sustainability Impact

Country: United States
Joined: 2008-02-10

Sustainable Actions

dave is 40% 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 dave 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
Recycling (All eligible materials, 2.5 people) 1,363 kg $0
Conventional fuel-efficient vehicle (9000km/year at 28 MPG) 662 kg $288
Installing 2 low-flow showerheads 270 kg $300
Wash clothes with cold water (2 loads/week) 135 kg $13
Installing 18 CF Bulbs 1,260 kg $126
Lower water-heater temperature 225 kg $30
Eat less meat (30 percent less than average person) 446 kg $0
Estimated Savings per year 4,361 kg $757
Estimated Savings per month 363 kg $63
Estimated Savings per day 12 kg $2

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dave's total estimated impact since joining YouSustain:

CO2 reduction: 19,692 kg
Cash savings: $3,222
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Sustainability Challenges

dave 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 2011-10-17
Approximate CO2 reduction: 50 kg, Cash savings: $5.
Times Completed: (34)

Use reusable bags for one week

Keeping reusable bags on hand is easy plus saves waste and energy from plastic bags
In Progress. Started 2011-10-17
Approximate CO2 reduction: 1 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (34)

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 2011-10-17
Approximate CO2 reduction: 5 kg, Cash savings: $1.
Times Completed: (35)

Turn off unused work computers at night

Many of us leave our work PCs on all the time, which wastes a lot of energy.
Completed. Started 2008-03-04
Approximate CO2 reduction: 14 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)

Save paper

We use so much paper... and waste so much !
Completed. Started 2008-03-04
Approximate CO2 reduction: 10 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (1)

Cloth Napkins

Cloth instead of paper napkins.
Completed. Started 2008-03-27
Approximate CO2 reduction: 0 kg, Cash savings: $33.
Times Completed: (1)

Eat locally grown food

Buying local food drastically reduces the CO2 coming from transportation and helps the local farmers.
In Progress. Started 2011-10-17
Approximate CO2 reduction: 5 kg, Cash savings: $0.
Times Completed: (21)

Borrow something instead of buying it

The next time you need a durable good, borrow it instead of buying it.
Completed. Started 2008-03-27
Approximate CO2 reduction: 50 kg, Cash savings: $100.
Times Completed: (1)

Teach an Online Course

facilitate an online class over the web, rather than f2f.
In Progress. Started 2009-02-06
Approximate CO2 reduction: 90 kg, Cash savings: $415.
Times Completed: 0

Walk or Ride a Bike To The Store

Don't Drive to Any Store within 2 mile
In Progress. Started 2009-03-28
Approximate CO2 reduction: 6 kg, Cash savings: $1.3.
Times Completed: 0

Total estimated impact from completed challenges: 2088 kg CO2 and $338. These are included in the total impact and chart.

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