Aidan Tague

SJU ENV105 Fall '21

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
215 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

72

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

150

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

62

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

17

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

131

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Aidan 's actions

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Research Restorative Justice

I will spend 30 minutes learning about restorative justice and conflict resolution opportunities in my own community or state.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Learn About Renewable Energy

I will spend 30 minutes learning more about renewable energy alternatives (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 4
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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Aidan Tague 12/01/2021 4:13 PM

Hi everyone,
The action I have decided to take on are using a reusable water bottle and use reusable grocery bags. By using a hydroflask or other reusable bottles, I can strongly reduce the amount of plastic water bottles I use everyday. I drink about 5-6 water bottles of water each day, so I am saving 5 water bottles from being put into our ecosystem each day. By using reusable grocery bags when I go to the store, I am able to reduce my plastic bag usage as well. These are two of the actions I have chosen because I feel that water pollution can be the most devastating kind of pollution. Without the ecosystems the oceans produce for us then humans would lose a large amount of their resources.

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