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Colten Martin

Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 302 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    18
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    neighbors
    met

Colten's actions

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero waste each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. This week, I'll say "no" to plastic bags at the store and plastic straws in all of my drinks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Consumption and Economy

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

A Call to Sustainability

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 2 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 17.78 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Ecological Principles

Recycle Everything I Can

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 2 new neighbor(s) this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Colten Martin 3/04/2020 11:02 AM
    I have been working on being a more sustainable person by recycling and reusing my water bottles everyday which I have been very successful with. As far as biking to places that are shorter distances instead of driving, I have been okay at it but I could definitely be a lot better at it

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    Colten Martin 2/21/2020 11:34 AM
    To control population we need to make improve our societies education and by doing this giving everyone the option to health control or for example birth control. Our second solution would be to improve our technology to reduces the amount of resources being used.