Bad Habit

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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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