
Steve Jannsen
Points Total
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- 375 Total
Participant Impact
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up to20plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to60minutesspent learning
Steve's Actions
Waste
Visit a Waste Management Facility
I will spend at least 60 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Waste
Personal Waste Audit
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
Energy
Heat and Cool Naturally
I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
Waste
Skip the Straw
Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Feed
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Steve Jannsen 10/24/2018 8:19 AMI've learned that life can actually be lived without straws and I'll continue to go strawless from now on. From our tour of the MRF facility I also learned of some materials that can't be recycled that I previously thought were recyclable. That will change my future recycling habits. It will also make me even more resistant to using plastic bags from stores. As I hoped, the whole challenge activity actually was a fun way for me to both reinforce and learn. -
Steve Jannsen 9/28/2018 3:25 PMThis sounds like a fun way to do more of what's already in my heart. I'm looking forward to learning some new ways to become a more environmentally friendly person. I'm also looking forward to beginning some lifelong changes in my habits.