Zachary Ness-Deden

U.S. Bank Plastic Eradicators

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
231 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

50

minutes

spent learning

Zachary's actions

Plastics 101

Read Plastic-Free Challenge emails

I will read through the three emails each week to learn more about plastic and get ideas on how to use less.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Plastics 101

Know the Numbers

The numbers #1-7 on plastics tell us a lot and can help us be better recyclers. I will learn more about what the symbols on plastics mean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Estimate Your Plastic Footprint

I will complete a plastic consumption calculator to learn about my plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

One Room Plastic Audit

Pick one room in your house and determine at least one thing you can switch out in that room from plastic based to plastic free. Report your work in daily reflections.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

On-the-go

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.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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
Plastics 101

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?
Zachary Ness-Deden 2/05/2025 7:37 AM
Feeling good about how little I use as is.

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- Zachary Ness-Deden 2/07/2025 11:56 AM
  Suzanne, I failed today. Ordered groceries online, forgot to mention paper not plastic... and now I have 10 plastic bags to figure out a use for :-(
  
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- Suzanne Jaeger 2/07/2025 11:27 AM
  
  TEAM CAPTAIN
  
  16-DAY STREAK
  I find myself clicking on I already do this on many of the challenges. Makes me feel good about the progress I have made. It's a process and you change things out over time.
  
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