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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Ken Klos

DOWA - IBI GROUP

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 435 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    11
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    105
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    4.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    33
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    33
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    21
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Ken's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Ditch the Lawn

I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 11
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 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 3 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 1.92 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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  • Ken Klos's avatar
    Ken Klos 10/24/2018 8:46 AM
    Biking to work on weekdays and for errands on the weekends is a habit for me - I do it without encouragement of any "challenge".  It will be a great time when people ride because it's the right and good thing to do.

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    Ken Klos 10/23/2018 4:26 PM
    I'm a winner because EVERYBODY is a winner - YEA!!!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Go by Bike
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

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    Ken Klos 10/23/2018 2:24 PM
    Riding wakes me up before arriving at work. I do not pick up colds from public transit and I do not worry about messy traffic on my way - even with the bike lanes fully utilized, there are never traffic jams