Bailey Gettle

SOC 228 Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
43 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

40

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

40

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

23

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Bailey's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 6 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 20 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 11.29 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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Bailey Gettle 10/23/2018 9:20 PM

STRAWS are SO hard to avoid. I never realized how much I use straws until I realized that every drink I get when I am out (which is often) has a straw. SO, I started using my reusable mugs and asking places I go to fill my mug instead.

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