BAD HABIT
INTRODUCTION
This book is a 7 day personal exploration of my daily habits and their environmental consequences. Becoming aware of my choices, how they affect the world at large, and what needs to change. For one week, I recorded every single piece of waste I produced; where I used it, what time I used it, and where did I dispose of it. Most importantly, I recorded what the waste was made out of. This book is organized by the material of the waste: Plastic, Aluminum, Organic, and Paper and includes research on how these materials harm the environment.
PLASTICS
4
chobani yogurt cups
2
plastic spoons
2
spoon wrappers
1
plastic knife
4
clif bar wrappers
2
ziploc bags
4
plastic lids
3
plastic straws
2
water bottles
1
plastic to-go box
2
pizza dough bags
Chobani Yogurt Plastic Cup 5-16-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x Chobani Yogurt Plastic Cup 5-17-2018 7:08am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x 7/11 Water Plastic Bottle 5-16-2018 2:30pm Snack North Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x Wendy’s Frosty Plastic Wrapper, Spoon, & Lid 5-17-2018 10:30pm Late Night Snack Culver City, CA Recycle 1x
Clif Bar Plastic Wrapper 5-17-2018 10:35am Early Snack
ONLY 60-80% OF ITEMS PLACED IN THE RECYCLING BIN ARE ACTUALLY RECYCLED
Westwood, CA Recycle 1x Ziploc Plastic Bags 5-17-2018 5:15pm Dinner Leftovers West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
Tatsu Ramen To-Go Plastic Box and Lid 5-18-2018 12:15pm Lunch North Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
Tatsu Ramen Straw
PLASTIC CAN RARELY BE USED FOR PRIMARY REPROCESSING.
Plastic Straw 5-18-2018 11:50am Lunch West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
Clif Bar Plastic Wrapper 5-19-2018 11:50am Snack Westwood, CA Recycle 1x
Wendy’s Frosty Plastic Wrapper, Spoon, & Lid 5-19-2018 12:00pm Lunch West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
Chobani Yogurt
Ziploc
Plastic Cup
Plastic Bag
5-20-2018
5-20-2018
9:10am
7:45pm
Breakfast
Dinner Leftovers
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Recycle 1x
Recycle 1x
Recycled plastics then are used for secondary reprocessing.
Dasani Plastic Bottle 5-20-2018 3:30pm Snack Culver City, CA Recycle 1x
Thus, becoming items that cannot be recycled again, such as bumper stickers, textiles, & plastic lumber.
Clif Bar Plastic Wrapper 5-21-2018 10:00am Snack Westwood, CA Recycle 1x Clif Bar Plastic Wrapper 5-22-2018 10:30pm Late Night Snack Culver City, CA Recycle 1x Pizza Dough Plastic Bags 5-21-2018 8:30pm Dinner West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x Movie Theater Soda Plastic Straw & Lid 5-22-2018 4:30pm Snack North Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
Knife Plastic Knife 5-22-2018 12:15pm Lunch West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x Chobani Yogurt
Ziploc
Plastic Cup
Plastic Bag
5-22-2018
5-22-2018
7:15am
7:10pm
Breakfast
Dinner Leftovers
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Recycle 1x
Recycle 1x
Sunset Thai Tea Plastic Straw 5-22-2018 7:00pm Dinner West Hollywood, CA Recycle 1x
THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REFUSE PLASTICS
ALUMINUM
4
chobani yogurt lids
1
brisk iced tea
3
guyaki yerba mates
1
gum wrapper
1
5x5 inch foil sheet
THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH STAGE OF ALUMINUM PRODUCTION
Chobani Yogurt Aluminum Lid 5-16-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Recycle 4x 5 Gum Aluminum Wrapper 5-16-2018 3:30pm Snack Beverly Hills, CA Recycle 4x Brisk Iced Tea Aluminum Can 5-16-2018 1:30pm Snack Westwood, CA Recycle 4x Chobani Yogurt Aluminum Lid 5-17-2018 7:08am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Recycle 4x
THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS FROM PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION CAUSE ACID RAIN
Guyaki Yerba Mate Aluminum Can 5-17-2018 11:30am Snack Westwood, CA Recycle 4x Chobani Yogurt Aluminum Lid 5-20-2018 9:10am Breakfast Hollywood, CA Recycle 4x
Guyaki Yerba Mate Aluminum Can 5-21-2018 12:30pm Lunch Westwood, CA Recycle 4x
Acid rain lowers the pH of soil and leaches aluminum into the water supply where it can damage root systems and create acidified lakes
Guyaki Yerba Mate Aluminum Can 5-21-2018 11:00am Snack Westwood, CA Recycle 4x
5x5in. Foil Sheet Aluminum Foil 5-21-2018 2:30pm Lunch West Hollywood, CA Recycle 4x
Chobani Yogurt Aluminum Lid 5-22-2018 7:00am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Recycle 4x
IN ORDER TO REDUCE PRODUCTION, WE HAVE TO REFUSE ALUMINUM.
ORGANIC
3
banana peels
3
tea bags
2
cups of coffee grounds
1
orange peel
2
avocado shells
1
apple core
1
cup leftover rice
1
cup leftover broccoli
Banana Peel 5-16-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-16-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x Avocado Shell & Seed 5-17-2018 12:30pm Lunch West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-17-2018 7:00am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1
FOOD WASTE ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 20% OF Banana Peels METHANE Tea Bags EMISSIONS Cups Coffee Grounds Orange Peel - A MAIN AvocadoCONTRIBUTOR Shells Apple Core TO CLIMATE Cup leftover rice CHANGE Cup leftover broccoli
FOOD WASTE ACCOUNSTS FOR MORE THAN 20% OF METHANE EMISSIONS - A MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Coffee
Avocado
Grounds
Shell & Seed
5-17-2018
5-17-2018
7:00am
12:45pm
Breakfast
Lunch
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
Orange Peel 5-17-2018 7:00am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x Uneaten Scraps Broccoli & Rice 5-17-2018 8:15pm Dinner West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
THERE IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION, BUT NOT ENOUGH OF US DO IT.
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-16-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
Avocado
English Tea Shop
Shell & Seed
Tea Bag
5-17-2018
5-17-2018
12:30pm
7:00am
Lunch
Breakfast
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
Orange
Banana
Peel
Peel
5-17-2018
5-19-2018
7:00am
7:00am
Breakfast
Breakfast
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
REDUCE FOOD WASTE, START A COMPOSTROT YOUR FOOD WASTE
PAPER
6
reciepts
3
tea bag wrappers
2
coffee filters
1
paper food tray
3
paper cups
1
paper bag
24
paper towel sheets
84
toilet paper sheets
THE DEMAND FOR PAPER IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2030 English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-16-2018 7:00am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
4 Sheets Toilet Paper 5-16-2018 7:00am West Hollywood, CA Sewer 1x
1 Sheet Paper Towel 5-16-2018 7:15am West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
4 Sheets
Avocado
Toilet Paper
Shell & Seed
5-16-2018
5-17-2018
8:45am
12:45pm
Westwood, CA
Lunch
Sewer 1x
West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
Uneaten Scraps Broccoli & Rice 5-17-2018 8:15pm Dinner West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
PAPER ACCOUNTS FORUP TO 71.6 MILLION TONS OF WASTE PER YEAR
THE PAPER INDUSTRY USES MORE WATER TO CREATE 1 TON OF PRODUCT THAN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop
Avocado
Tea Bag
Shell & Seed
5-18-2018
5-17-2018
7:15am
12:45pm
Breakfast
Lunch
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
It takes up to 54 cups of water to produce one single A4 sheet of paper. Only 85% of the water is used to process the paper, the rest generates large volumes of contaminated waste water.
TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR LAND, WE MUST PROTECT OUR WATER.
Uneaten Scraps Broccoli & Rice 5-17-2018 8:15pm Dinner West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop
Uneaten Scraps
Tea Bag
Broccoli & Rice
5-18-2018
5-17-2018
7:15am
8:15pm
Breakfast
Dinner
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop
Avocado
Tea Bag
Shell & Seed
5-18-2018
5-17-2018
7:15am
12:45pm
Breakfast
Lunch
West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Landfill 1x
Landfill 1x
English Tea Shop Tea Bag 5-18-2018 7:15am Breakfast West Hollywood, CA Landfill 1x
DONT BE PART OF THE THE ONLY PROBLEM SOLUTION - REFUSE IS TO PAPER REFUSE PRODUCTS PLASTICS
WORK CITED
1 “Aluminum.” The Environmental Literacy Council, envirolit eracy.org/special-features/its-element-ary/aluminum/. 2 Brucker, Drew. “50 Statistics That Will Make You Think Twice About Your Trash.” Commercial Garbage & Waste Management Company | Rubicon Global, 12 Dec. 2017, www.ru biconglobal.com/blog-statistics-trash-recycling/. 3 “The Impact of Paper Waste.” Food Waste Facts | StopWaste Home, Work, School, www.stopwaste.org/preventing-waste/ impact-paper-waste. 4 Kirby, Alex. “Food Waste Worsens Greenhouse Gas Emissions: FAO.” Climate Central, 22 Sept. 2013, www.climatecentral. org/news/food-waste-worsens-greenhouse-gas-emissions- fao-16498. 5 “Paper Waste Facts.” The World Counts, www.theworldcounts. com/stories/Paper-Waste-Facts. 6 Somerville, Madeleine. “Yes, You Recycle. But until You Start Reducing, You’re Still Killing the Planet.” Th Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Jan. 2016, www. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/19/eco-friendly-liv ing-sustainability-recycling-reducing-saving-the-planet.
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