Chris Piping Plover Wingate

MSR DESIGN

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
336 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

70

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

15

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

72

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

80

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

64

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Chris Piping Plover 's actions

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 10 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 8.95 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 0
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 a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

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

Participant Feed

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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?

Chris Piping Plover Wingate 10/03/2019 9:58 AM

We have tried to use our own composting bin at home to turn it into usable soil, but we didn't realize that you actively need to manage it on a regular basis and "feed it" regularly as well. Once Minneapolis started offering city-wide composting, we switched immediately and now compost always instead of sporadically. It is amazing that our compost trash bin fills almost as fast as our trash bin when composting is combined with an effort to curb non-reusable packaging.

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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?

Chris Piping Plover Wingate 10/03/2019 9:56 AM

Impediment 1: Fear of spills. Coffee mugs need one heck of a strong sealing mechanism if they are going to earn their place in my backpack next to my computer.

Impediment 2: Fear of foam. Drip coffee into reusable containers is no problem. Not understanding the amount of coffee and foam in large cappuccino orders leads one to wonder whether or not they will fit into a reusable container. Coffee shops are now way more open to put these creations into reusable containers.

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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?

Chris Piping Plover Wingate 10/03/2019 9:53 AM

Traveling long distances by car for work makes refilling reusable water bottles difficult. If you fill them up at restaurants, it is ok. But the more frequent stops at gas stations are a new impediment. Gas stations have gone away from offering free water as water sales have gone up. I now need to purchase bottled water just to use the restroom.

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