Alverta Alvarado
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 70 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.0plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
Alverta's actions
Water
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWater Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Alverta Alvarado 10/18/2018 11:13 AMI feel good that I did not use plastic straws. I feel like the challenge was easy because I really do not use straws that often.