Kaitlynn Swenson

UWL ECO GREEN TEAM

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
620 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

44

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

44

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

44

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Kaitlynn's 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 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 22
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Use Reusable Bottles

What are some of the needs that water meets or benefits that water provides for you?

Kaitlynn Swenson 3/01/2021 7:48 PM

Water always me to stay healthy and hydrated. I especially drink a lot of it during dance practice and work. It allows me to keep my energy up during these activities. If I am hydrated, I tend to get less headaches and have more energy/not as tired.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Kaitlynn Swenson 3/01/2021 7:46 PM

I could reduce by not using throw-away dishes such as paper plates and plastic silverware. I could reuse by refilling plastic water bottles or washing off plastic silverware to get more uses out of them (If these were things I used). I could refuse to use plastic straws/water bottles, and instead use metal (or no) straws and reusable water bottles. I could repair by sewing a hole in clothing to fix it instead of throwing it away. I could repurpose by giving clothes I don't want to my sister, friends, or Goodwill for example.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?

Kaitlynn Swenson 3/01/2021 7:40 PM

I would disagree with that statement because my family eats mostly organic food. If that food has the option of being organic, that's the one we get. There are so many organic foods out there so I believe that the world could definitely be fed with just organic food.

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