Holly Wydeven
10/05/2020 12:17 PM
I could also bring my reusable cups/bottles to places and see if they are taking them. Right now, that might be hard because of COVID, but maybe in the future.
Holly Wydeven
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO26plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
Holly's actions
Energy
Turn it off
I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.
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 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Holly Wydeven 10/27/2020 1:18 PMWith my lunch today from the cellar I did not take a straw with my meal. I just used one from my dorm. -
Holly Wydeven 10/20/2020 8:13 PMDuring the past few days, I have not been as good at keeping the lights or electronics off when I need to. However, this whole using a metal straw thing seems to be getting easier. I use one everyday for my coffee, and sometimes throughout the day if I was my straw. -
Holly Wydeven 10/14/2020 10:08 AMThe past few nights I have been completely shutting off the TV in our dorm room so we do not waste electricity. This is a little difficult because I need white noise when I sleep, and I am so used to having the TV on. The sleep I am getting has not been very great, but I am sure with some times I will get used to it. -
Holly Wydeven 10/13/2020 9:38 AMOn the 12th, I used a reusable straw all day to avoid plastic. -
Holly Wydeven 10/13/2020 9:37 AMYesterday, I committed myself to not turning on any light in my room until night! -
Holly Wydeven 10/11/2020 2:14 PMAlthough I have not been active the past few days, I have been keeping up with managing how much energy I use between TV screens, keeping things unplugged, and turning off lights when I leave the room. -
Holly Wydeven 10/06/2020 10:42 AMLike I do every morning, I went to get my coffee. Once again, I did not use a plastic straw and brought my own. Later tonight I plan on getting food with friends at a restaurant and will ask that the waiter does not bring us straws with our drinks! I will only count it for myself though, as I don't know how my friends feel.
Last night I made sure to turn off all the lights, including our ferry lights, before leaving to go to a friend's. Normally, I would not think twice about turning off EVERY light. This challenge is really helping me think twice about the little things so far. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWater Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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Holly Wydeven 10/05/2020 12:16 PMWhen I went to the coffee shop this morning, I brought my own straw so they did not have to give it to me! Also, I am trying to use all the natural light in my room today seeing as its a bright sunny day!