Dezeray Hetchler

Western Technical College

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
449 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

32

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Dezeray'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 3 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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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 20 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

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?
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:53 AM
At my apartment, the water tastes horrible, like chlorine and it think that's an issue with a lot of people living in cities. My roommates and I invested a water purifier so now we all use reusable bottles instead of buying plastic water bottles.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:51 AM
By not buying so much new clothing, not eating out as often, and using reusable bags more often.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:50 AM
Try to carry in my hands, otherwise I would have to accept a plastic bag. I could fold up a reusable bag in my backpack and purse so I always have one available.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:49 AM
Plastic, greenhouse gases, people driving everywhere, food waste, and the extreme killing of fish and sharks in out oceans

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:47 AM
By creating ways to reuse, or take things no longer in use and turn it into something useful instead of going and buying new things.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?
Dezeray Hetchler 10/02/2019 7:46 AM
By trying to convince my place of volunteering to use reusable cups instead of plastic.

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