Sustain Mizzou members are making personal goals to help the environment during No Impact Week, which is April 10 through April 16.

“It’s kind of just a way to show that there are, you know, energy-efficient ways or just smarter ways, more resourceful ways of doing things rather than just what we assume is everyday,” Sustain Mizzou Treasurer Samuel Ott said.

Sustain Mizzou spokeswoman Kelly Gehringer said No Impact Week was taken from the documentary “No Impact Man.”

“We just thought it would be kind of cool to use his ideas,” Gehringer said. “He basically does it for a year, and he does it in a more extreme fashion, I’d say.”

The movie features a family in New York City trying to not leave any carbon footprint or negative impact the environment for an entire year.

“Just because it’s also the fact that he did it in New York, and that’s like in a really urban area, so it’s like if he can do it, anyone can do it, because he did it in a really hard setting,” Gehringer said. “So that’s also the idea that college kids can do it too.”

Seal and Gehringer agreed that No Impact Week is a chance for people to focus on a different area of sustainability.

“I know that in Sustain Mizzou, a lot of people are really aware, and they do a lot of awesome things, but there always tends to be that one area that you neglect, that you tend to forget about,” Seal said. “So just a week to focus on something else and maybe do something more time-consuming or more radical than you usually would.”

Gehringer said she would ultimately like to see people become comfortable implementing energy-efficient, resourceful things into their everyday life.

“We thought it would be a cool event leading up to Earth Day,” Gehringer said. “So that there’s an educational aspect, because we made a mural in our meeting and so we are hoping to display that on Earth Day.”

Ott and Seal are both making it their personal goal to take military showers this week. Gehringer said she is shortening her showers.

“Basically you turn on the water then turn it off, then suds up, then turn it back on,” Ott said.

Seal and Gehringer both started composting with Ott’s help.

“Kelly is going to give me all of her materials, because I have a compost bin at my house,” Ott said. “So, I mean, it’s a lot of work involved, but I just like seeing the extra effort being put into something like that.”

Ott said he is going to try to reduce waste by buying foods without packaging or with recyclable packaging. His final goal is to try to carpool with his roommates at least two to three times this week.

“I feel kind of guilty for living far away, because I have to drive to school,” Ott said. “So I just kind of want to reduce my carbon footprint.”

Seal concluded with a suggestion to students during No Impact Week.

“Just take this week to broaden your horizon and try something new,” Seal said. “Who knows, you could fall in love with it. I could always take military showers.”