Tyler Mortell

1100 La Crosse Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
180 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

0.5

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

1.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

9.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

154

gallons of water

have been saved

Tyler's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 2
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 6 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 5 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Tyler Mortell 12/05/2024 8:16 AM

Still going strong... It's getting to the point now where I don't even need to think about the tasks I'm doing, and it just comes naturally. Quite honestly organic food taste really good and is good for you so that's easy, and saving water is so simple. For example, when you brush your teeth you simply just don't need water running when you're not using it.

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Tyler Mortell 12/03/2024 6:59 PM

My Eco challenge is going fantastic as I've saved so much water now, I'm actually making a difference. I've learned now that it's so easy to help our world and it's as simple as not being lazy. The thought is everything and I've learned that it's easier than you think once you build a passion towards what you're doing. I hope to soon get to the point where I don't even need to think about what I'm doing, and it just comes naturally because in reality it's just the right thing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Tyler Mortell 11/14/2024 7:30 AM

Some human activities that hurt water systems include farming, dumping waste, and building over natural areas. These things pollute rivers, lakes, and oceans. To help, we can try to use less water, recycle, and pick up trash when you see it.

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- Alysa Remsburg 11/14/2024 3:11 PM
  
  Good start. And other ideas are to purchase less of the stuff that adds pollutants (products with PFAS, microplastics, lead bullets, food treated with Atrazine...). And fossil fuel use also contributes mercury to our waters.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

What is the main water source in your region? If you don't know, how could you find out?

Tyler Mortell 11/14/2024 7:29 AM

In La Crosse, Wisconsin, it mainly gets its water from groundwater and the Mississippi River. The city uses deep wells to pull water from underground.

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- Alysa Remsburg 11/14/2024 3:13 PM
  
  We don't use river water in this city, though our wastewater goes to it.
  
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Tyler Mortell 11/12/2024 10:03 AM

For the last 5 days It has actually been a lot easier than expected. I always enjoy taking longer showers and listening to music but in reality, it should only take 5 min if you're trying to benefit the environment. Overall, when trying to be efficient while cleansing myself, I could really take a shower in 4 minutes if I wanted to. I'm going to continue on taking 5-minute showers to benefit the environment.

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