Melissa Peterson

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POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
412 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

40

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

20

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

pounds of paper

have been saved

Melissa's actions

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Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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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.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Melissa Peterson 4/30/2019 11:45 AM

This was a great challenge. Thanks for organizing!

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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 reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about 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?

Melissa Peterson 4/25/2019 3:39 PM

I love that I have my go-to reusable coffee cup that I use to alleviate my use of single use coffee cups. This daily action makes me feel like I'm making small but tangible, important, moves towards a more-green routine.

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