Heather Boyd

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
165 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

3.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Heather's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

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

Heather Boyd 7/17/2019 10:06 AM

Not accepting plastic bags for anything, including produce, is so hard! I'm becoming more aware of how much plastic I consume because I am unprepared when shopping.

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- Lisset Avery 7/23/2019 7:01 AM
  
  I usually keep bags in the car and a super compact bag in my purse. If I forget my bags, which I do occasionally, I put everything in one paper bag filled to the brim, then I recycle the bag. For produce, I have reusable bags that I do use about half the time. The other half, I place a shopping basket inside the shopping cart where I collect all the loose product I'm buying. I don't use a single plastic baggie. Of course it's a little bit inconvenient when you have to place every piece of produce on the belt, so now I just place the entire basket on the belt.
  
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