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

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

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

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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

Participant Feed

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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