Lacey Carlson

Teska Team

"To make thoughtful decisions, to educate myself and others, and to just try and be better each day."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
449 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Lacey's actions

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 0 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Lacey Carlson 7/19/2019 9:06 AM

Started a little box herb garden. Basil, sage, thyme, and lemongrass to start. I'd like to get some more!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Lacey Carlson 7/19/2019 9:04 AM

I think that at some point plastic packaging became associated with safety. If it was packaged in plastic then it much be safe because it's protected. Which has some merit and I'm sure in some instances it makes sense and is for the protection of the consumer. I find it a little absurd for a product to be sealed with plastic wrap, it's box lined/coated in plastic and then having individually plastic wrapped items inside. It seems overdone. I think it's cheap and easy for the producer and as long as the consumer is still consuming the producer has little incentive to change packaging.

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Lacey Carlson 7/19/2019 8:50 AM

Just a small herb garden.

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