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Ella Thomsen

1100 La Crosse Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 160 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Ella's 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 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


  • Ella Thomsen's avatar
    Ella Thomsen 11/13/2024 1:53 PM
    My challenge with avoiding plastic straws is going well. The main place that I have been avoiding them is at restaurants and fast food places. I just say that "a straw is not necessary", which is helping keep plastic out of the ocean.

    • Alysa Remsburg's avatar
      Alysa Remsburg 11/14/2024 3:25 PM
      • TEAM CAPTAIN
      Nice work! maybe you can step it up to try using a reusable cup for to-go drinks too?
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

    Ella Thomsen's avatar
    Ella Thomsen 11/03/2024 11:54 AM
    I use plastic bags at the grocery store, this could be substituted with bringing reusable bags instead.

    • Micaela Gates's avatar
      Micaela Gates 11/03/2024 8:28 PM
      I have so many reusable bags in my car but sometimes forget to bring them in with me! I gotta change that.