Conrad Ogden

Spartans for Sustainability 2021

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
88 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

3.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Conrad's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Conrad Ogden 4/22/2021 8:05 AM

I've been re using this brita bottle that lets me save on straws. My single use is all silverware at meals. These one time use items could be metal instead, but thats a bit of a challenge in a dorm with no dishwasher.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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?

Conrad Ogden 4/08/2021 7:51 AM

I have this cool Brita water bottle my sister in law gave me. I refill it a lot throughout the day.

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- Kenneth Slaysman 4/09/2021 2:18 PM
  
  Conrad,
  
  Way to go!!
  
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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?

Conrad Ogden 4/08/2021 7:49 AM

This one isnt that bad because the quality of the showers here kind of encourage you to get out faster.

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- Kenneth Slaysman 4/09/2021 2:19 PM
  
  Conrad,
  
  Ha Ha!! I generally get wet, turn off the water, soap up, turn water back on and rinse. It's not so bad.
  
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