Victoria Melrose

Heartland Community College EASC 111

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
585 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

43

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

47

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

580

gallons of water

have been saved

Victoria'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 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 29
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 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 29
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 Conserve Toilet Water

What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?

Victoria Melrose 4/24/2022 6:44 PM

people need to stop the little stuff such as keep water running when it’s not in use, taking shorter showers, not overdoing laundry loads, etc. all of this little stuff will add up a lot over time.

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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?

Victoria Melrose 4/20/2022 11:55 AM

some of the barriers are thing such as convenience - water bottles are everywhere while a reusable one isn’t. a way to work it to your advantage is to get a reusable bottle and decorate all pretty so you can’t forget it and it’s also just some good self innovative.

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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?

Victoria Melrose 4/20/2022 11:52 AM

i have started to thrift when clothes shopping because it helps me save money but it’s also better for the environment. another thing ive done was add a recycling bin at my job so we at least have that as an option from now on.

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