Zachary Marhall

participant impact

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Zachary Marhall 11/09/2023 8:13 AM
My campus ecochallenge is going well. I am working on not using plastic water bottles. I used to use plastic bottles as I was quicky going somewhere, but now I have become more mindful of using a reusable water bottle. Doing this challenge has even contributed to me avoiding overall plastic consumption all together as well.

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Zachary Marhall 10/29/2023 8:29 PM
I am saving plastic water bottles by now using a reusable one throughout the day. I usually use about on plastic bottle a day, but since I have done it for 4 days, I've saved 4 bottles. What is interesting about this, is that I have realized that plastic bottles are very useless and contribute to waste for essentially no reason. It is easy substitute them out of my daily routine.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

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?
Zachary Marhall 10/29/2023 8:13 PM
I sometimes lose my reusable water bottles, so it can be a bad thing for me. Sometimes its a lot quicker for me to grab a plastic bottle out of the fridge, rather than filling up a reusable one. I can make this a permanent habit by stopping buying plastic water bottles.

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