ricardo rabago

KEEN Outside Sales Crew

"To live a more sustainable life for the Earth, My Family, and Myself"

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239 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

9.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

18

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

6.0

pounds

waste composted

ricardo'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 1 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

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.

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Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 30 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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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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Participant Feed

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ricardo rabago 10/05/2019 6:51 AM

Challenges are going well, I'm excited to making these habits stick!!!

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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?

ricardo rabago 10/05/2019 6:49 AM

I have a 1gal reusable water jug that I attached a a stainless steel reusable pint to. My family also went away from buying single use bottled water to a 5 gal jug we fill our reusable bottles with.

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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?

ricardo rabago 10/05/2019 6:45 AM

The R's, Ricardo Rabago. Last week while on the road I was able to keep 10 straws out of the landfill by carrying two reusable straws with me, one for my iced coffee drinks and one for my sodas.

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ricardo rabago 9/30/2019 9:59 AM

We're the planeteers(KEENeteers), you can be one too, Saving our planet is the thing to do. With our powers combined we can save the PLANET, the power is YOURS!!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

ricardo rabago 9/30/2019 8:53 AM

My wife and I made a deal that we are only allowed to buy "New" cloths from a thrift/second hand store.

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