Emily Andrews

Missouri Botanical Garden Staff and Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
147 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Emily's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Emily Andrews 7/22/2019 11:49 AM

I'm finding this challenge especially hard at the farmers market. BUT yesterday, I made some reusable cloth bags (out of an old tablecloth) to use a the market and the grocery store. I'll try to remember to post some pictures of the bags. And i'm super excited to try these out next weekend at the market.

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Emily Andrews 7/03/2019 8:59 AM

I had a regular dentist appointment this morning and declined the free toothbrush they usually give me (which comes in a plastic, zippered back - so even more plastic avoided!). Now I just need to find the best bamboo toothbrush for me! Suggestions welcome! Sorry if someone has already posted asking for suggestions - I can't seem to find a place to review the entire team feed. Just the recent posts.

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- Emily Andrews 7/03/2019 8:59 AM
  
  Actually, just found the team feed in the top left corner :)
  
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