Edith Bolt
"I aim to reduce my personal daily use of plastics and help others to do the same."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 110 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Edith 's actions
Food
Takeout Pro
I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.
Food
Shop the Bulk Bins
I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.
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Minimize Packaging
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
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Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
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Buy Unpackaged Produce
I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.
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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Edith Bolt 7/17/2019 1:18 PMWhen I dont check in, It does not mean Im not doing tge challenge!! -
Edith Bolt 7/04/2019 5:33 AMThe reason I joined the challenge was because I had challenged myself a while back to not use any plastic at all for one week. I quickly found out that was way more difficult then I had realized and gave up. So when I joined I wanted to find out how to do a more realistic challenge. -
Edith Bolt 6/21/2019 12:29 PMA long time ago, maybe even 40 years, certainly over 35 years ago my mother and my auntie Tito washed all their plastic bags, I can still see them hanging to dry. They clung to the tiles of our kitchen wall. I’ve restarted that habit about about 5/6 years ago and am 100% of the time in the habit now. It’s amazing how many times you can reuse a simple little plastic bag that was picked up at a store with some raisins or herbs in it! A little drop of soap, a little water, shake it & rub it side to side, shake the water off, a couple of hours drying & good as new!-
Vivian Beatrice 7/18/2019 7:16 AMEdith,
What method do you use to dry your plastic bags?
I'm still trying to figure out an easier system for myself.
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Edith Bolt 6/19/2019 4:59 AMMy banner is a photo of flotsam, a group sculpture we made last fall with Shout Out Saugerties. We found water bottles in garbage bins and used old plastic food netting, scrubbies, individual fruit packing plastics and corks. Flotsam found a home in the Saugerties Library upstairs in the information room.