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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Kordell Fink

SOC 228 Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 434 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    36
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    34
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Kordell's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

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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    Kordell Fink 10/12/2018 12:35 PM
    I already grabbed a straw and opened it before I realized I probably wouldn't NEED it..

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    Kordell Fink 10/11/2018 5:02 PM
    I drove way out east today to painted hills and didn’t get any coffee or use any straws, so still managed to keep up with my eco challenge!

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    Kordell Fink 10/09/2018 5:02 PM
    Did shopping for work today, and got a drink with my mug again! Keeps it hotter longer anyways which is great!

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    Kordell Fink 10/05/2018 11:24 PM
    got coffee today, definitely needed it for working all day today. Got my coffee mug and got it filled in there, and hand washed it so that if i need it tomorrow i have it! Did use one straw today but tried to reuse it for other cups

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    Kordell Fink 10/04/2018 8:33 PM
    I am continuing to make sure that at work I don't use straws, and I bought a Yeti coffee cup, so that when i get coffee or hot drinks in the morning which happens a lot, I use the mug instead of a cup that I throw away.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Kordell Fink 10/03/2018 11:43 PM
    I can try to make sure I read up on what things can be recycled and what has to be thrown away so that I know exactly what I need to do in order to be the most conservative in my actions.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

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    Kordell Fink 10/03/2018 11:43 PM
    Sometimes in a rush you want to just be able to throw away the plastic cup and go on with your day, and the ease of not cleaning the cup makes people want to. I do like knowing that alone I am already saving a few plastic cups every day! If everyone were to do this it would go a long way!!