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Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Chrissy Bynum

City of Portland - any staff person

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
655 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

100

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

14

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

13

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

42

zero-waste meals

consumed

Chrissy's actions

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Personal Care

Back in the Bowl

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Fresh as a Daisy

I will use deodorant either from a bar or a jar or I will make my own.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 3 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Rubber Glove Pet Hair Removal

I will use a rubber glove to remove pet hair from clothes, carpets and furniture.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Thrifty Pets

I will purchase my pet's water/food dishes, collars or leashes from the thrift store.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 10 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Chrissy Bynum 7/16/2019 7:47 AM

I love using Rosemary bar shampoo from Lemon Grass Spa. It's inexpensive and no package waste. Love Love Love

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Just Say No

Do some research on polystyrene and polyvinyl. How many items in your house already contain these toxins?

Chrissy Bynum 7/08/2019 11:14 AM

I believe too many to count.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Homemade Cleaners

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?

Chrissy Bynum 7/08/2019 11:12 AM

Making my own products was a heck of a lot easier than I thought it would be. I think over all within time it will be cheaper.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?

Chrissy Bynum 7/08/2019 11:10 AM

I now use reusable grocery bags as well as sandwich containers. I use containers for my husbands lunch snacks too.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Chrissy Bynum 7/08/2019 11:09 AM

It makes me feel prideful for my City to be clean and knowing I'm helping with that.

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Chrissy Bynum 7/08/2019 8:30 AM

I also listened to a podcast on plastic bags

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- Destinee Strickland 7/09/2019 4:33 PM
  
  If you don't already have it, you should get Podcoin...it pays you to listen to Podcasts and you can purchase things with your coins or donate to a bunch of different worthy causes. I just donated to 3 different causes. Let me know if you don't have it, I will send you a link to mine and we would both get coins.
  
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