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Ben Westrick

Remsburg La Crosse Fall 2023

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 120 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    131
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    16
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Ben 's actions

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 3
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 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 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Ben Westrick 's avatar
    Ben Westrick 10/29/2023 3:07 PM
    The challenge has been going good. I used to wash my clothes with hot water. This was when I used to sweat out all of my clothes because of sports and needed the hot water. Now I don't sweat out all of my clothes as often so I don't need to use hot water as much anymore. I have also been using a lot of straws but recently I've been trying to use my water bottle more but sometimes I forget it. These challenges have been going well but sometimes I forget about them and I try and do double to make it up in other small areas.
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