Douetta Davis

Missouri Botanical Garden Staff and Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
222 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

10

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

12

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Douetta's actions

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Provide the Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cuttlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

Douetta Davis 7/08/2019 8:13 AM

My biggest waste area is distilled water for my CPAP. Yes, I save the bottles and drive them 15 miles to recycle. Too bad that there is no recycling offered by my rural trash carrier, but there should be a better way to acquire all this water that I need daily.

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Douetta Davis 7/08/2019 7:47 AM

I haven't been at home since this challenge started but, I sent the waiters back with the straws at all the restaurants. The nice thing about Duluth is that any carryout food is placed in recyclable containers. We also have no problem sharing one container. I did carry my water bottle saving on cups.

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