Isabel Leeds

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POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
190 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

100

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Isabel's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Isabel Leeds 10/21/2019 7:00 AM
I find it really hard to remember to check-in here every day because I do not feel like I am doing a challenge anymore. I feel like I have just altered my lifestyle and it is normal. I do not think of using reusable water bottles as "special" or "noteworthy" because through this process I have realized how late to the program I really was and that it is actually very rare to see people using disposable water bottles, especially at Wash U. I think that this challenge has just become natural for me and without second thought. As a result, I have been keeping up with my challenges every day but often forgetting to post and check-in.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?
Isabel Leeds 10/16/2019 11:48 AM
I have not found this to be very difficult because I think prior I was just over 5 mins. I have realized that sitting in the shower and debating life is really useless and wastes lots of water. Therefore, I now am very efficient in the shower and really diligent about getting clean quickly and thoroughly.

The next step I will take will be to turn off the tap water while I brush my teeth instead of letting it run.

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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?
Isabel Leeds 10/16/2019 11:47 AM
I have actually had some difficulty with only using reusable plastic bottles. Over fall break, at home, I was constantly met with a difficult time for my mother constantly uses large 1 Liter disposable water bottles. She is very neurotic and thinks that filtered water is not "filtered" enough. As a result, there were constantly plastic water bottles around my home and I was often tempted to just pick one up.

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