Christian Werner

University at Buffalo
Environmental Engineering

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

@ZacharyKralles Thanks for being the best mentor ever!

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

In order to #wasteLESS I use glass cleaning bottles and soap dispensers to avoid plastic waste. When they run out, I buy a concentrate and just mix it with water to make more. #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Ditch the plastic bottles and get something reusable instead! #ecocontainer #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Woke up late today, which ended up being the perfect opportunity to take a short shower for the #365challenge. Was about 2 minutes below the US average, and showered in about half the time I normally do #shortshowers

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

How I had to turn off my apartment's ANCIENT radiator for the #365challenge #turndowntheheat, considering the thing is either burning hot or hardly working I'm probably better off with a sweatshirt and a few extra blankets.

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Tried the veggie broth and fried tofu from Sato Ramen. Super good! #365challenge #nomeatweek

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

A strategy my family uses to save both energy and money is to turn down the thermostat before bed. With a couple extra blankets you'll be just as warm, and you won't be using as much energy and money to heat the house when everyone is in bed anyway. #droptheheat #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Ever since my sustainability professor told the class that washing your clothes in cold water saves more energy than air drying them, my washer has been firmly set to cold. I never considered how much energy goes into heating up our water. #droptheheat #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Still above my 8 minute goal, but pretty happy with the progress I've made considering I started the week at nearly 17 minutes #shortshowers #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Better than yesterday, but still got a ways to go. #shortshowers #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Turns out my showering habits are even worse than I thought. Timed myself today and was close to 17 minutes...yikes. Gotta get a lot quicker if I want to reach sub 8 by the end of the week. #ShortShowers #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

I'm really bad when it comes to showering sustainably, because I'll often take two a day. So far this week I've cut down to just one shower a day, but I'm aiming to get bellow the average of 8 minutes by the end of the week. #shortshowers #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

@DrJDAtkinson Seemed easy enough at first, but I was definitely struggling by the end of the week

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Pasta and meat sauce is my favorite meal, so it was hard to take out the meat this week. Still, hard to go wrong with cheese, sauce, and pasta #nomeatweek #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

soft boiled egg >>> hard boiled egg
#nomeatweek #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Tried my hand at the bean soup recipe shared by @DrJDAtkinson (minus the herb oil because I'm not a fan of basil), and I can confirm it is delicious! Super easy to make aswell, definitely will be making it again soon. #nomeatweek #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Can't go wrong with veggie scramble #nomeatweek #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Normally start my week off by meal prepping some chicken and rice, but switched it up to some rice and beans for #nomeatweek #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

More of a pepperoni guy, but in honor of #nomeatweek went with the cheese and jalapeno slices. #365challenge

[Christian Werner @cawerner_]

Some potatoes with peppers and onions and an egg for breakfast. Still pretty good even without the bacon. #365challenge #nomeatweek