Jake Ahrens
"To reduce, reuse, and tricycle "
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 370 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO14plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO10plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO8.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO1.0zero-waste mealconsumed
Jake's actions
Food
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Food
Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.
Family
Swap the Snacks
I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.
Personal Care
Brusha Brusha Brusha
I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.
Community
Write Letters or Emails
I will write 2 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
Food
Skip the Straw
I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
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?
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Jake Ahrens 7/26/2019 6:21 AMContacting congress-people left and right. I only wish I’d get something besides a stock response. Hit up the Massachusetts senators this morning. Markey gave me a two sentence response where as Warren sent me an essay in return on all the environmental initiatives she supports. Very high class. -
Jake Ahrens 7/16/2019 9:07 AMJust sent out my first letters to politicians. They were so persuasive I blacked out and woke up to a 300 page, drafted, legislative bill that I wrote on committing to scaling back on single-use plastics. -
Jake Ahrens 7/01/2019 8:54 AMEasiest sweatshirt I ever won. I use so little plastic, I don’t even know what it looks like. And I hate it so much, whenever I do see it, I burn it on the spot.-
Luke Ahrens 7/02/2019 7:00 AMLol bring it. That sweatshirt is as good as mine
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