Bryce Teurn

KCIA Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
175 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

pound

waste composted

Bryce's actions

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 10 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 10 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Learn More and Talk to My Friends

Access to public transportation is a social justice issue! I will learn about the need for public transportation in my community and tell 3 friends each day about the issue.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

Bryce Teurn 10/17/2019 8:34 AM

Now I have been reducing myself from using plastic straws, I have now been using paper and metal reusable straws.

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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?

Bryce Teurn 10/17/2019 8:32 AM

I have been researching and learning about the sustainable lifestyle and how it can help the earth and the animals, I am also trying to take part in it by recycling.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Compost Food Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

Bryce Teurn 10/17/2019 8:29 AM

I have been eating fruit and composting my compostable foods so I can get better soil and making it for my plants.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Bryce Teurn 10/17/2019 8:27 AM

I have been using mugs because of the fewer plastic cups the better to use less waste.

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