Alec Lehman

Community Team

"Keeping the planet clean one step at a time"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
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201 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

10

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

15

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Alec'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.

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Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

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Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

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Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

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Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:36 AM

There is not always a place to refill my reusable bottle, which can be tempting to grab a plastic bottle; but I can make this a permanent habit by 1: Getting a bigger reusable bottle so I don't run out 2: plan ahead, and know if there will be an opportunity to fill my bottle before I go somewhere.

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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?

Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:34 AM

Make daily goals for myself to check all of these R's off of my "list" when I accomplish each one daily.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:33 AM

This does not surprise me at all, my family has probably been guilty about this in the past. I would rather use this money for things that I could really use like textbooks, or rent.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:32 AM

Next time I cook with vegetables I will utilize every part of the vegetable.

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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?

Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:30 AM

That is true for right now, but we can show the world how to grow their own organic food, and make an economy out of it.

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Alec Lehman 4/29/2020 8:28 AM

I have been feeling great about the things I have been doing, and I plan to stick with them.

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